Douglas, Quebec (1891 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.744°N, 64.384°W.
Population
In 1891, Douglas had a population of 1,468: 748 male and 720 female residents. Population density was 32.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 819 |
| 1861 | 988 |
| 1871 | 1,160 |
| 1881 | 1,260 |
| 1891 | 1,468 |
| 1901 | 422 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Douglastown, 1901 (78.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Douglas, 1901 (22.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 720 |
| Number of males | 748 |
| Number of married females | 216 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 437 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| POP F | 720 |
| POP M | 748 |
| POP TOT | 1,468 |
| Total population | 1,468 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 955 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 87 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,381 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 256 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 256 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 256 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 180 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 313 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,937 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,143 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,296 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,472 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,409 |
| Acres of oats | 312 |
| Acres of potatoes | 188 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 53 |
| BAR BU | 1,302 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,302 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,432 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,665 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,762 |
| HAY AC | 1,296 |
| HAY TONS | 1,865 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 62 |
| Number of chickens | 1,949 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 271 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 159 |
| Number of milk cows | 398 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 274 |
| Number of other cattle | 225 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 691 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 272 |
| Number of swine | 331 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 319 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 312 |
| OAT BU | 8,432 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 30,665 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,375 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 469 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,230 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,865 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 105 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 154 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 54 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,230 |
| CATTLE KS | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 459 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 496 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 955 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,375 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 469 |
| FRN CA | 87 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,949 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 159 |
| HOUSES | 256 |
| HOUSES CON | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 180 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 256 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 216 |
| MD MALE | 221 |
| MD TOT | 437 |
| MILK COWS | 398 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 271 |
| OC TOT | 274 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 225 |
| OTHERS | 1,381 |
| SHEEP | 691 |
| SHEEP KS | 272 |
| SUP AM | 2,472 |
| SUP FOR | 11,937 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 313 |
| SUP SC | 2,143 |
| SUP TOT | 14,409 |
| SWINE | 331 |
| SWINE KS | 319 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 256 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 1,762 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 76 |
| WORKING OX | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Douglas, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/douglas-qc154005-1891/.