Fox & Sydenham North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)
Fox & Sydenham North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,422. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.015°N, 64.533°W.
Population
In 1891, Fox & Sydenham North—Nord had a population of 1,422: 712 male and 710 female residents. Population density was 10.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,422 |
| 1901 | 1,729 |
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, Fox & Sydenham North—Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 710 |
| Number of males | 712 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 445 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 710 |
| POP M | 712 |
| POP TOT | 1,422 |
| Total population | 1,422 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 472 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 937 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,316 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 106 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 206 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 206 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 37 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 205 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 162 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,298 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,858 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,778 |
| Acres of hay crops | 778 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,083 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,941 |
| Acres of oats | 209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 106 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 29 |
| BAR AC | 162 |
| BAR BU | 3,549 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,549 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,249 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 463 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,797 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 472 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,277 |
| HAY AC | 778 |
| HAY TONS | 1,153 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 42 |
| Number of chickens | 1,414 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 220 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 80 |
| Number of milk cows | 194 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 224 |
| Number of other cattle | 212 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 442 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of swine | 381 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 387 |
| OAT AC | 209 |
| OAT BU | 4,249 |
| PEA BU | 463 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 10,797 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,151 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,979 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,153 |
| WHT AC | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 472 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 136 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,979 |
| CATTLE KS | 42 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 472 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 937 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,151 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 208 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,316 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,414 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 80 |
| HOUSES | 206 |
| HOUSES CON | 21 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 205 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 206 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 222 |
| MD MALE | 223 |
| MD TOT | 445 |
| MILK COWS | 194 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 220 |
| OC TOT | 224 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 212 |
| OTHERS | 106 |
| SHEEP | 442 |
| SHEEP KS | 119 |
| SUP AM | 3,083 |
| SUP FOR | 9,858 |
| SUP PAT | 1,298 |
| SUP SC | 1,778 |
| SUP TOT | 12,941 |
| SWINE | 381 |
| SWINE KS | 387 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 206 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,277 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 145 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154006— 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). "Fox & Sydenham North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fox-sydenham-north-nord-qc154007-1891/.