Dundee, Quebec (1891 census)
Dundee was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,535. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29386618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.484°W.
Population
In 1891, Dundee had a population of 1,535: 774 male and 761 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 984 |
| 1871 | 1,582 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,535 |
| 1901 | 1,610 |
| 1911 | 1,891 |
| 1921 | 723 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dundee shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,535 total population, 774 males, 761 females, 497 married persons, 303 families, 250 married males, 247 married females, 54 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 984 single persons under 18, 510 single males under 18, 474 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,187 persons who are not French Canadian, 348 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 292 occupied houses, 269 houses, 252 houses of 1 story, 248 houses built of wood, 89 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 70 houses of 2 rooms, 47 houses of 4 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses under construction, 11 houses built of brick, 10 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,638 pounds of homemade butter, 19,937 acres of land in farms, 18,802 bushels of oats, 18,770 bushels of potatoes, 18,146 acres of improved land in farms, 9,104 acres of farmland under crops, 8,860 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,882 bushels of corn, 5,344 chickens, 4,636 tons of hay, 3,804 acres of hay crops, 2,478 bushels of spring wheat, 1,791 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,681 bushels of barley, 1,621 acres of oats, 1,582 milk cows, 1,561 bushels of turnips, 1,491 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,413 bushels of peas, 798 other cattle, 648 swine, 633 cattle killed or sold, 609 swine slaughtered or sold, 423 horses aged over 3 years, 359 sheep, 353 bushels of beans, 325 bushels of buckwheat, 299 acres of wheat, 296 turkeys, 286 ducks, 248 occupants of farms, 225 sheep slaughtered or sold, 224 acres of potatoes, 212 geese, 203 farm occupants who own their land, 182 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 163 acres of barley, 133 horses aged 3 years and under, 88 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of rye, 9 acres of turnips, 3 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29386618
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). "Dundee, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dundee-qc156001-1891/.