Havre aux Maisons, Quebec (1891 census)
Havre aux Maisons was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.431°N, 61.771°W.
Population
In 1891, Havre aux Maisons had a population of 1,152: 595 male and 557 female residents. Population density was 104.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 999 |
| 1891 | 1,152 |
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 1,344 |
| 1921 | 1,375 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Alright Islands, 1901 (27.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Havre aux Maisons, 1901 (72.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Havre aux Maisons shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 557 |
| Number of males | 595 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 349 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 557 |
| POP M | 595 |
| POP TOT | 1,152 |
| Total population | 1,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 411 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 766 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,127 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 25 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 161 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 161 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 717 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 96 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,308 |
| Acres of hay crops | 779 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,071 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,167 |
| Acres of oats | 60 |
| Acres of potatoes | 235 |
| Acres of turnips | 79 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 320 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,830 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,536 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,920 |
| HAY AC | 779 |
| HAY TONS | 766 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 64 |
| Number of chickens | 1,668 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 163 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 110 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 33 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 135 |
| Number of milk cows | 226 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 234 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 88 |
| Number of sheep | 1,420 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 209 |
| Number of swine | 380 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 159 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 60 |
| OAT BU | 1,830 |
| POT AC | 235 |
| POT BU | 15,536 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,508 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 766 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 80 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 145 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 411 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 766 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,508 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 33 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,127 |
| GEESE | 110 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,668 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 135 |
| HOUSES | 161 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 161 |
| INF 11 A | 88 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 176 |
| MD TOT | 349 |
| MILK COWS | 226 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 163 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 234 |
| OTHERS | 25 |
| SHEEP | 1,420 |
| SHEEP KS | 209 |
| SUP AM | 2,071 |
| SUP FOR | 96 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 717 |
| SUP SC | 1,308 |
| SUP TOT | 2,167 |
| SWINE | 380 |
| SWINE KS | 159 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 161 |
| TUR AC | 79 |
| TUR BU | 3,920 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056019— 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). "Havre aux Maisons, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/havre-aux-maisons-qc154013-1891/.