Fort Coulonge, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Fort Coulonge, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.841°N, 76.738°W.
Population
In 1891, Fort Coulonge, Village had a population of 323: 168 male and 155 female residents. Population density was 255.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 323 |
| 1901 | 482 |
| 1911 | 811 |
| 1921 | 973 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Mansfield & Pontefract, 1881 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fort Coulonge, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 60 |
| Number of families | 60 |
| Number of females | 155 |
| Number of males | 168 |
| Number of married females | 54 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 107 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 155 |
| POP M | 168 |
| POP TOT | 323 |
| Total population | 323 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 95 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 115 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 210 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 138 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 185 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 60 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 56 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 31 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 60 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 292 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 241 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 169 |
| Acres of hay crops | 77 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 484 |
| Acres of land in farms | 725 |
| Acres of oats | 30 |
| Acres of potatoes | 12 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,225 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 77 |
| HAY TONS | 71 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 22 |
| Number of chickens | 371 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 52 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 59 |
| Number of other cattle | 19 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 15 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 35 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| OAT AC | 30 |
| OAT BU | 380 |
| PEA BU | 264 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 1,225 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,675 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 71 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,675 |
| CATTLE KS | 22 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 95 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 115 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 210 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 64 |
| FRN CA | 138 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 371 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 31 |
| HOUSES | 60 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 56 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 54 |
| MD MALE | 53 |
| MD TOT | 107 |
| MILK COWS | 52 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 45 |
| OC TOT | 59 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 19 |
| OTHERS | 185 |
| SHEEP | 15 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 484 |
| SUP FOR | 241 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 292 |
| SUP SC | 169 |
| SUP TOT | 725 |
| SWINE | 35 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 60 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079026— 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). "Fort Coulonge, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fort-coulonge-village-qc177013-1891/.