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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 924 total population, 474 males, 450 females, 356 married persons, 179 families, 178 married females, 178 married males, 29 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 539 single persons under 18, 287 single males under 18, 252 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 487 French Canadians, 437 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 houses, 170 houses built of wood, 170 occupied houses, 150 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,415 pounds of homemade butter, 10,802 bushels of potatoes, 9,034 bushels of oats, 6,292 acres of land in farms, 3,829 acres of improved land in farms, 2,463 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,921 acres of farmland under crops, 1,852 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,769 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,689 bushels of barley, 1,659 tons of hay, 1,469 chickens, 1,463 acres of hay crops, 968 bushels of spring wheat, 748 bushels of turnips, 461 bushels of buckwheat, 451 other cattle, 425 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 412 acres of oats, 399 bushels of corn, 386 sheep, 305 milk cows, 225 sheep slaughtered or sold, 151 horses aged over 3 years, 143 cattle killed or sold, 141 swine slaughtered or sold, 132 occupants of farms, 108 swine, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 96 bushels of beans, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 71 acres of potatoes, 65 acres of barley, 63 acres of wheat, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 bushels of winter wheat, 30 bushels of peas, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 ducks, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 turkeys, 19 geese, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 other fowl, 10 oxen, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Marie-Victorin | 1885–1944 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054005_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141968
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsey_Falls
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsey_Falls
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/.