Kingsey Falls, Quebec (1891 census)
Kingsey Falls was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 924. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.854°N, 72.105°W.
Population
In 1891, Kingsey Falls had a population of 924: 474 male and 450 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 764 |
| 1891 | 924 |
| 1901 | 866 |
| 1911 | 851 |
| 1921 | 947 |
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 Kingsey Falls, 1881 (47.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kingsey Falls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 450 |
| Number of males | 474 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 356 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 450 |
| POP M | 474 |
| POP TOT | 924 |
| Total population | 924 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 539 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 487 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 437 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 170 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 150 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,852 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,463 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,921 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,463 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,829 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,292 |
| Acres of oats | 412 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 65 |
| BAR BU | 1,689 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,689 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,034 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,802 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 968 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 748 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| BWT BU | 461 |
| CRN BU | 399 |
| HAY AC | 1,463 |
| HAY TONS | 1,659 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 143 |
| Number of chickens | 1,469 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 151 |
| Number of milk cows | 305 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 451 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 386 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 225 |
| Number of swine | 108 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 141 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 412 |
| OAT BU | 9,034 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 10,802 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 425 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,769 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,415 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,659 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT FALL BU | 54 |
| WHT SP BU | 968 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 96 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,415 |
| CATTLE KS | 143 |
| CHEESE LB | 425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 539 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,769 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 487 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,469 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 151 |
| HOUSES | 170 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 178 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 356 |
| MILK COWS | 305 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 451 |
| OTHERS | 437 |
| SHEEP | 386 |
| SHEEP KS | 225 |
| SUP AM | 3,829 |
| SUP FOR | 2,463 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 1,852 |
| SUP SC | 1,921 |
| SUP TOT | 6,292 |
| SWINE | 108 |
| SWINE KS | 141 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 748 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054005_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141968
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). "Kingsey Falls, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kingsey-falls-qc153009-1891/.