Gaspé, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Gaspé, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 307. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.840°N, 64.507°W.
Population
In 1891, Gaspé, Village had a population of 307: 164 male and 143 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 174 |
| 1891 | 307 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 606 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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 contained Gaspé, Village, 1881 (39.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gaspé, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 61 |
| Number of families | 61 |
| Number of females | 143 |
| Number of males | 164 |
| Number of married females | 47 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 94 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 143 |
| POP M | 164 |
| POP TOT | 307 |
| Total population | 307 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 87 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 201 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 42 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 265 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 61 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 59 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 46 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 61 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 171 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,254 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 359 |
| Acres of hay crops | 237 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 544 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,798 |
| Acres of oats | 41 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 193 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 914 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,275 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 417 |
| HAY AC | 237 |
| HAY TONS | 349 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 428 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 42 |
| Number of milk cows | 81 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 57 |
| Number of other cattle | 41 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 73 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| Number of swine | 41 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 31 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 41 |
| OAT BU | 914 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 3,275 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 239 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,996 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 349 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,996 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 87 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 114 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 201 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 239 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 61 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 42 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 428 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 42 |
| HOUSES | 61 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 59 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 47 |
| MD MALE | 47 |
| MD TOT | 94 |
| MILK COWS | 81 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 50 |
| OC TOT | 57 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 41 |
| OTHERS | 265 |
| SHEEP | 73 |
| SHEEP KS | 21 |
| SUP AM | 544 |
| SUP FOR | 1,254 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 171 |
| SUP SC | 359 |
| SUP TOT | 1,798 |
| SWINE | 41 |
| SWINE KS | 31 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 61 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 417 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141903
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). "Gaspé, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gasp-village-qc154009-1891/.