Inverness, Quebec (1891 census)
Inverness was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.255°N, 71.500°W.
Population
In 1891, Inverness had a population of 1,700: 904 male and 796 female residents. Population density was 20.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,700 |
| 1901 | 1,542 |
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 1,359 |
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 Inverness E, 1881 (53.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Inverness shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 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 | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 796 |
| Number of males | 904 |
| Number of married females | 262 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 523 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP F | 796 |
| POP M | 904 |
| POP TOT | 1,700 |
| Total population | 1,700 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 491 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,096 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 195 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,505 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 327 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 324 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 279 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 327 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 74 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 189 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,765 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,913 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,829 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,606 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,726 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,639 |
| Acres of oats | 1,894 |
| Acres of potatoes | 258 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 201 |
| BAR AC | 189 |
| BAR BU | 3,653 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,653 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,354 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,980 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 247 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,557 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,838 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,779 |
| BWT BU | 6,354 |
| CRN BU | 78 |
| HAY AC | 9,606 |
| HAY TONS | 8,182 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,325 |
| Number of chickens | 4,525 |
| Number of ducks | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 332 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 208 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 484 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,348 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 343 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,162 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 1,331 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,353 |
| Number of swine | 127 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 494 |
| Number of turkeys | 59 |
| OAT AC | 1,894 |
| OAT BU | 38,980 |
| PEA BU | 247 |
| POT AC | 258 |
| POT BU | 41,557 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 343 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,919 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,416 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 130,685 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,182 |
| WHT AC | 201 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,838 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 101 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 134 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| BUTTER LB | 130,685 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,325 |
| CHEESE LB | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 491 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,096 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,919 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 208 |
| DUCKS | 91 |
| FAMILIES | 333 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,416 |
| FRN CA | 195 |
| GEESE | 102 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,525 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 484 |
| HOUSES | 327 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 279 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 125 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 74 |
| HOUSES W | 324 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 262 |
| MD MALE | 261 |
| MD TOT | 523 |
| MILK COWS | 1,348 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 332 |
| OC TOT | 343 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,162 |
| OTHERS | 1,505 |
| SHEEP | 1,331 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,353 |
| SUP AM | 21,726 |
| SUP FOR | 23,913 |
| SUP JV | 132 |
| SUP PAT | 8,765 |
| SUP SC | 12,829 |
| SUP TOT | 45,639 |
| SWINE | 127 |
| SWINE KS | 494 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 327 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 3,779 |
| TURKEY | 59 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
| WORKING OX | 148 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071004_1891— 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). "Inverness, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/inverness-qc168003-1891/.