Kamouraska, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Kamouraska, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.567°N, 69.865°W.
Population
In 1891, Kamouraska, Village had a population of 600: 263 male and 337 female residents. Population density was 962.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 842 |
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 771 |
| 1891 | 600 |
| 1901 | 578 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 506 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kamouraska, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 337 |
| Number of males | 263 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 179 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 337 |
| POP M | 263 |
| POP TOT | 600 |
| Total population | 600 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 377 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 582 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 18 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 113 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 85 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 756 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 254 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 826 |
| Acres of hay crops | 369 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,625 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,879 |
| Acres of oats | 175 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 66 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 185 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,877 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,080 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 289 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 369 |
| HAY TONS | 477 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 391 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 42 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 64 |
| Number of milk cows | 140 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 51 |
| Number of other cattle | 52 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 102 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 46 |
| Number of swine | 122 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 123 |
| OAT AC | 175 |
| OAT BU | 2,877 |
| PEA BU | 62 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 4,080 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 58 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 281 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,465 |
| RYE BU | 107 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 477 |
| WHT AC | 66 |
| WHT SP BU | 427 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,465 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 162 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 377 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 58 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 281 |
| FRN CA | 582 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 391 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 64 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 85 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 113 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 90 |
| MD MALE | 89 |
| MD TOT | 179 |
| MILK COWS | 140 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 42 |
| OC TOT | 51 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 52 |
| OTHERS | 18 |
| SHEEP | 102 |
| SHEEP KS | 46 |
| SUP AM | 1,625 |
| SUP FOR | 254 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 756 |
| SUP SC | 826 |
| SUP TOT | 1,879 |
| SWINE | 122 |
| SWINE KS | 123 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 115 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 289 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061017— 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). "Kamouraska, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kamouraska-village-qc160001-1891/.