Franklin, Quebec (1891 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,133. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3082928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.034°N, 73.923°W.
Population
In 1891, Franklin had a population of 1,133: 596 male and 537 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,551 |
| 1871 | 1,441 |
| 1881 | 1,221 |
| 1891 | 1,133 |
| 1901 | 1,152 |
| 1911 | 1,009 |
| 1921 | 949 |
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, Franklin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,133 total population, 596 males, 537 females, 383 married persons, 222 families, 192 married males, 191 married females, 45 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 705 single persons under 18, 394 single males under 18, 311 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 650 persons who are not French Canadian, 483 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 219 houses, 219 occupied houses, 216 houses of 1 story, 188 houses built of wood, 108 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses built of stone, 9 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,335 pounds of homemade butter, 21,520 bushels of potatoes, 16,766 acres of land in farms, 13,145 acres of improved land in farms, 12,979 bushels of oats, 10,641 bushels of corn, 6,576 acres of farmland under crops, 6,089 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,950 bushels of buckwheat, 3,809 chickens, 3,621 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,368 tons of hay, 3,362 bushels of turnips, 3,253 acres of hay crops, 1,145 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,081 bushels of spring wheat, 1,021 milk cows, 1,019 bushels of peas, 774 acres of oats, 584 other cattle, 480 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 439 swine slaughtered or sold, 425 horses aged over 3 years, 412 sheep, 387 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 313 bushels of barley, 300 cattle killed or sold, 269 swine, 216 sheep slaughtered or sold, 202 occupants of farms, 186 horses aged 3 years and under, 178 farm occupants who own their land, 157 acres of potatoes, 139 bushels of rye, 111 acres of wheat, 98 geese, 60 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 turkeys, 48 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 ducks, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 acres of barley, 13 bushels of beans, 12 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3082928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Franklin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc156003-1891/.