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 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 density was 41.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 303 |
| Number of families | 303 |
| Number of females | 761 |
| Number of males | 774 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 497 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 761 |
| POP M | 774 |
| POP TOT | 1,535 |
| Total population | 1,535 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 510 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 984 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 348 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,187 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 23 |
| Number of houses | 269 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 248 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 252 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 163 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,860 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,791 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,104 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,804 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,146 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,937 |
| Acres of oats | 1,621 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 299 |
| BAR AC | 163 |
| BAR BU | 1,681 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,681 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,882 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,802 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,770 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,478 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,561 |
| BWT BU | 325 |
| CRN BU | 5,882 |
| HAY AC | 3,804 |
| HAY TONS | 4,636 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 633 |
| Number of chickens | 5,344 |
| Number of ducks | 286 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 203 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 212 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 133 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 423 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,582 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 248 |
| Number of other cattle | 798 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 88 |
| Number of sheep | 359 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 225 |
| Number of swine | 648 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 609 |
| Number of turkeys | 296 |
| OAT AC | 1,621 |
| OAT BU | 18,802 |
| PEA BU | 1,413 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 18,770 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,491 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,638 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,636 |
| WHT AC | 299 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,478 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 353 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,638 |
| CATTLE KS | 633 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 510 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 984 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,491 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 133 |
| DUCKS | 286 |
| FAMILIES | 303 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 348 |
| GEESE | 212 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,344 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 423 |
| HOUSES | 269 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 252 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 70 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 248 |
| INF 11 A | 88 |
| MD FEM | 247 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 497 |
| MILK COWS | 1,582 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 203 |
| OC TOT | 248 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 798 |
| OTHERS | 1,187 |
| SHEEP | 359 |
| SHEEP KS | 225 |
| SUP AM | 18,146 |
| SUP FOR | 1,791 |
| SUP JV | 182 |
| SUP PAT | 8,860 |
| SUP SC | 9,104 |
| SUP TOT | 19,937 |
| SWINE | 648 |
| SWINE KS | 609 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 292 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,561 |
| TURKEY | 296 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 23 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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: 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). "Dundee, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dundee-qc156001-1891/.