Kingsey, Quebec (1891 census)
Kingsey was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.807°N, 72.197°W.
Population
In 1891, Kingsey had a population of 1,536: 804 male and 732 female residents. Population density was 23.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,262 |
| 1861 | 2,403 |
| 1871 | 1,907 |
| 1881 | 1,546 |
| 1891 | 1,536 |
| 1901 | 1,521 |
| 1911 | 1,331 |
| 1921 | 1,440 |
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 Kingsey, 1881 (43.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Kingsey E, 1881 (52.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kingsey shared boundaries with:
- Cleveland
- Kingsey Falls
- Shipton
- Ste. Clothilde d’Horton
- Ste. Elizabeth de Warwick
- Wendover & Simpson
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 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 | 293 |
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 732 |
| Number of males | 804 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 502 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 732 |
| POP M | 804 |
| POP TOT | 1,536 |
| Total population | 1,536 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 437 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 964 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,015 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 521 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 257 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 28 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 227 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 216 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 124 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 292 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,417 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,690 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,064 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,396 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,580 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,270 |
| Acres of oats | 1,948 |
| Acres of potatoes | 176 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 327 |
| BAR AC | 292 |
| BAR BU | 7,181 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,181 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,826 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,764 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,711 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 387 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,159 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,995 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,872 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 2,826 |
| CRN BU | 1,764 |
| HAY AC | 7,396 |
| HAY TONS | 6,453 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 620 |
| Number of chickens | 3,480 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 245 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 228 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 468 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,185 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 253 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,673 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 140 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,879 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,266 |
| Number of swine | 394 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 398 |
| Number of turkeys | 86 |
| OAT AC | 1,948 |
| OAT BU | 35,711 |
| PEA BU | 387 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 23,159 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 240 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,145 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,498 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,453 |
| WHT AC | 327 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,995 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 85 |
| BEN BU | 251 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,498 |
| CATTLE KS | 620 |
| CHEESE LB | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 437 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 527 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 964 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,145 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 228 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 293 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,015 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,480 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 468 |
| HOUSES | 257 |
| HOUSES B | 28 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 216 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 124 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 227 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 251 |
| MD MALE | 251 |
| MD TOT | 502 |
| MILK COWS | 1,185 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 245 |
| OC TOT | 253 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,673 |
| OTHERS | 521 |
| SHEEP | 1,879 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,266 |
| SUP AM | 21,580 |
| SUP FOR | 13,690 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 9,417 |
| SUP SC | 12,064 |
| SUP TOT | 35,270 |
| SWINE | 394 |
| SWINE KS | 398 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 268 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,872 |
| TURKEY | 86 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 140 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054004_1851— 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). "Kingsey, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kingsey-qc153008-1891/.