Eardley, Quebec (1891 census)
Eardley was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.544°N, 75.998°W.
Population
In 1891, Eardley had a population of 1,530: 802 male and 728 female residents. Population density was 20.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,005 |
| 1871 | 1,120 |
| 1881 | 1,475 |
| 1891 | 1,530 |
| 1901 | 1,477 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,137 |
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, Eardley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 245 |
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 728 |
| Number of males | 802 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 433 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 728 |
| POP M | 802 |
| POP TOT | 1,530 |
| Total population | 1,530 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 572 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,058 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 431 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,099 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 237 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 229 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 229 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 273 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,668 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,604 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,249 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,960 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,024 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,628 |
| Acres of oats | 2,901 |
| Acres of potatoes | 323 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,779 |
| BAR AC | 273 |
| BAR BU | 5,296 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,296 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,527 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,488 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,269 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,442 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,470 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,901 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 760 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 21,392 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,033 |
| BWT BU | 1,488 |
| CRN BU | 4,269 |
| HAY AC | 2,960 |
| HAY TONS | 2,801 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 289 |
| Number of chickens | 8,667 |
| Number of ducks | 206 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 207 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 369 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 200 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 584 |
| Number of milk cows | 975 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 232 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,137 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,455 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 450 |
| Number of swine | 1,051 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 421 |
| Number of turkeys | 594 |
| OAT AC | 2,901 |
| OAT BU | 59,442 |
| PEA BU | 9,470 |
| POT AC | 323 |
| POT BU | 35,901 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 134 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,006 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,361 |
| RYE BU | 760 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,801 |
| WHT AC | 1,779 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,392 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 1,527 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,361 |
| CATTLE KS | 289 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 486 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 572 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,058 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 134 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 200 |
| DUCKS | 206 |
| FAMILIES | 245 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,006 |
| FRN CA | 431 |
| GEESE | 369 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,667 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 584 |
| HOUSES | 237 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 229 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 229 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 217 |
| MD MALE | 216 |
| MD TOT | 433 |
| MILK COWS | 975 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 207 |
| OC TOT | 232 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,137 |
| OTHERS | 1,099 |
| SHEEP | 1,455 |
| SHEEP KS | 450 |
| SUP AM | 16,024 |
| SUP FOR | 11,604 |
| SUP JV | 107 |
| SUP PAT | 4,668 |
| SUP SC | 11,249 |
| SUP TOT | 27,628 |
| SWINE | 1,051 |
| SWINE KS | 421 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 237 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 6,033 |
| TURKEY | 594 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057007— 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). "Eardley, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eardley-qc176014-1891/.