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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 127 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 350 |
| Number of males | 377 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 350 |
| POP M | 377 |
| POP TOT | 727 |
| Total population | 727 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 465 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 722 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 662 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,387 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,366 |
| Acres of hay crops | 503 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,052 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,439 |
| Acres of oats | 634 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 37 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 119 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,380 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,342 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 538 |
| BWT BU | 534 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 503 |
| HAY TONS | 495 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 564 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 66 |
| Number of milk cows | 129 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 74 |
| Number of other cattle | 129 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 338 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 132 |
| Number of swine | 125 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 61 |
| OAT AC | 634 |
| OAT BU | 5,380 |
| PEA BU | 536 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,342 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 53 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 605 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 88 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,605 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 495 |
| WHT AC | 37 |
| WHT SP BU | 260 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,605 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHEESE LB | 53 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 465 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 605 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 88 |
| FRN CA | 722 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 564 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 66 |
| HOUSES | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 81 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 124 |
| MD MALE | 124 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| MILK COWS | 129 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 52 |
| OC TOT | 74 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 129 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 338 |
| SHEEP KS | 132 |
| SUP AM | 2,052 |
| SUP FOR | 1,387 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 662 |
| SUP SC | 1,366 |
| SUP TOT | 3,439 |
| SWINE | 125 |
| SWINE KS | 61 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 81 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 538 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069001— 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/.