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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3153881. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,700 |
| 1901 | 1,542 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,700 total population, 904 males, 796 females, 523 married persons, 333 families, 262 married females, 261 married males, 81 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,096 single persons under 18, 605 single males under 18, 491 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,505 persons who are not French Canadian, 195 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 327 houses, 327 occupied houses, 324 houses built of wood, 279 houses of 1 story, 125 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 74 uninhabited houses, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses of 2 stories, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 7 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 130,685 pounds of homemade butter, 45,639 acres of land in farms, 41,557 bushels of potatoes, 38,980 bushels of oats, 23,913 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,726 acres of improved land in farms, 12,829 acres of farmland under crops, 9,606 acres of hay crops, 8,765 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,182 tons of hay, 6,354 bushels of buckwheat, 4,919 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,525 chickens, 3,779 bushels of turnips, 3,653 bushels of barley, 2,838 bushels of spring wheat, 2,416 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,162 other cattle, 1,894 acres of oats, 1,353 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,348 milk cows, 1,331 sheep, 1,325 cattle killed or sold, 494 swine slaughtered or sold, 484 horses aged over 3 years, 343 occupants of farms, 343 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 332 farm occupants who own their land, 258 acres of potatoes, 247 bushels of peas, 208 horses aged 3 years and under, 201 acres of wheat, 189 acres of barley, 148 oxen, 134 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 132 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 127 swine, 102 geese, 101 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 91 ducks, 78 bushels of corn, 59 turkeys, 47 bushels of beans, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 16 other fowl, 11 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3153881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.