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 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 density was 37.4 people per square mile.
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 537 |
| Number of males | 596 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 383 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 537 |
| POP M | 596 |
| POP TOT | 1,133 |
| Total population | 1,133 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 705 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 483 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 650 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 219 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 188 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 216 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 480 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,089 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,621 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,576 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,253 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,145 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,766 |
| Acres of oats | 774 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 313 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 313 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,950 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,641 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,979 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,520 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,081 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,362 |
| BWT BU | 3,950 |
| CRN BU | 10,641 |
| HAY AC | 3,253 |
| HAY TONS | 3,368 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 300 |
| Number of chickens | 3,809 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 178 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 186 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 425 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,021 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 584 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 412 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 216 |
| Number of swine | 269 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 439 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 774 |
| OAT BU | 12,979 |
| PEA BU | 1,019 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 21,520 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,145 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 387 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,335 |
| RYE BU | 139 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,368 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,081 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,335 |
| CATTLE KS | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 311 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 705 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,145 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 186 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 222 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 387 |
| FRN CA | 483 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,809 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 425 |
| HOUSES | 219 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 216 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 108 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 188 |
| INF 11 A | 48 |
| MD FEM | 191 |
| MD MALE | 192 |
| MD TOT | 383 |
| MILK COWS | 1,021 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 178 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 584 |
| OTHERS | 650 |
| SHEEP | 412 |
| SHEEP KS | 216 |
| SUP AM | 13,145 |
| SUP FOR | 3,621 |
| SUP JV | 480 |
| SUP PAT | 6,089 |
| SUP SC | 6,576 |
| SUP TOT | 16,766 |
| SWINE | 269 |
| SWINE KS | 439 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 219 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 3,362 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003— 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). "Franklin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc156003-1891/.