Hunterstown, Quebec (1891 census)
Hunterstown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 727. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.441°N, 73.061°W.
Population
In 1891, Hunterstown had a population of 727: 377 male and 350 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 388 |
| 1861 | 711 |
| 1871 | 1,238 |
| 1881 | 798 |
| 1891 | 727 |
| 1901 | 553 |
| 1911 | 604 |
| 1921 | 571 |
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 was contained in Hunterstown, 1881 (77.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hunterstown 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 727 total population, 377 males, 350 females, 248 married persons, 127 families, 124 married females, 124 married males, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 465 single persons under 18, 247 single males under 18, 218 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 722 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 81 houses, 81 houses built of wood, 81 occupied houses, 80 houses of 1 story, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,605 pounds of homemade butter, 5,380 bushels of oats, 3,439 acres of land in farms, 2,342 bushels of potatoes, 2,052 acres of improved land in farms, 1,387 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,366 acres of farmland under crops, 662 acres of farmland in pasture, 634 acres of oats, 605 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 564 chickens, 538 bushels of turnips, 536 bushels of peas, 534 bushels of buckwheat, 503 acres of hay crops, 495 tons of hay, 338 sheep, 260 bushels of spring wheat, 132 sheep slaughtered or sold, 129 milk cows, 129 other cattle, 125 swine, 119 bushels of barley, 88 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 86 bushels of corn, 74 occupants of farms, 66 horses aged over 3 years, 61 swine slaughtered or sold, 53 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 52 farm occupants who own their land, 44 cattle killed or sold, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 acres of wheat, 37 bushels of beans, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 acres of potatoes, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 other fowl, 12 acres of barley, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 oxen, 5 geese, 4 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 ducks, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243291
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). "Hunterstown, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hunterstown-qc167001-1891/.