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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 988 |
| 1871 | 1,160 |
| 1881 | 1,260 |
| 1891 | 1,468 |
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 (Sandy Beach & Seal Cove), 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,468 total population, 748 males, 720 females, 437 married persons, 261 families, 221 married males, 216 married females, 76 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 955 single persons under 18, 496 single males under 18, 459 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,381 persons who are not French Canadian, 87 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 256 houses, 256 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 1 story, 256 occupied houses, 180 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 16 houses under construction, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,665 bushels of potatoes, 30,230 pounds of homemade butter, 14,409 acres of land in farms, 11,937 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,432 bushels of oats, 2,472 acres of improved land in farms, 2,143 acres of farmland under crops, 1,949 chickens, 1,865 tons of hay, 1,762 bushels of turnips, 1,375 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,302 bushels of barley, 1,296 acres of hay crops, 691 sheep, 469 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 398 milk cows, 331 swine, 319 swine slaughtered or sold, 313 acres of farmland in pasture, 312 acres of oats, 274 occupants of farms, 272 sheep slaughtered or sold, 271 farm occupants who own their land, 225 other cattle, 188 acres of potatoes, 159 horses aged over 3 years, 154 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 139 oxen, 105 bushels of spring wheat, 74 geese, 62 cattle killed or sold, 54 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 acres of barley, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 ducks, 25 bushels of peas, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 acres of turnips, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 acres of wheat, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys, 1 bushels of beans, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.