Dudswell, Quebec (1891 census)
Dudswell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,143. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138456226. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.610°N, 71.598°W.
Population
In 1891, Dudswell had a population of 2,143: 1,108 male and 1,035 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 727 |
| 1871 | 875 |
| 1881 | 1,311 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 1,437 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
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 Dudswell, 1901 (92.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marbleton, VL, 1901 (7.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dudswell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,143 total population, 1,108 males, 1,035 females, 731 married persons, 411 families, 366 married females, 365 married males, 63 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,349 single persons under 18, 713 single males under 18, 636 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,116 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,027 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 397 occupied houses, 392 houses, 388 houses built of wood, 302 houses of 1 story, 132 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 87 houses of 2 stories, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 51 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 1 room, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 61,085 pounds of homemade butter, 35,929 acres of land in farms, 23,040 bushels of potatoes, 22,388 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,812 bushels of oats, 13,541 acres of improved land in farms, 6,738 acres of farmland under crops, 6,660 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,016 bushels of buckwheat, 4,920 acres of hay crops, 4,858 tons of hay, 4,819 chickens, 4,378 bushels of turnips, 3,580 bushels of barley, 3,492 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,923 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,512 sheep, 1,250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 984 other cattle, 880 sheep slaughtered or sold, 876 bushels of spring wheat, 844 acres of oats, 686 milk cows, 562 cattle killed or sold, 549 swine slaughtered or sold, 523 swine, 467 horses aged over 3 years, 421 bushels of peas, 355 occupants of farms, 350 other fowl, 328 farm occupants who own their land, 296 bushels of corn, 201 bushels of beans, 196 acres of barley, 187 acres of potatoes, 165 oxen, 149 horses aged 3 years and under, 143 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 117 turkeys, 111 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 79 geese, 79 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 76 acres of wheat, 74 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 71 ducks, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138456226
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). "Dudswell, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dudswell-qc182004-1891/.