La Baie du Febvre, Quebec (1891 census)
La Baie du Febvre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,055. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2879416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.132°N, 72.690°W.
Population
In 1891, La Baie du Febvre had a population of 2,055: 1,048 male and 1,007 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,576 |
| 1891 | 2,055 |
| 1901 | 1,902 |
| 1911 | 1,725 |
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 La Baie du Febvre, 1881 (88.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained La Baie du Febvre, 1901 (79.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, La Baie du Febvre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,055 total population, 1,048 males, 1,007 females, 683 married persons, 407 families, 342 married females, 341 married males, 77 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,295 single persons under 18, 681 single males under 18, 614 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,054 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 378 houses, 378 occupied houses, 352 houses of 1 story, 337 houses built of wood, 220 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses built of brick, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 20 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 116,490 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 68,782 bushels of oats, 36,888 pounds of homemade butter, 34,774 acres of land in farms, 23,835 acres of improved land in farms, 20,878 bushels of potatoes, 15,797 acres of farmland under crops, 11,351 chickens, 10,939 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,038 tons of hay, 8,867 bushels of buckwheat, 8,125 bushels of peas, 7,905 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,047 acres of hay crops, 6,683 bushels of spring wheat, 6,269 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,526 acres of oats, 4,309 bushels of turnips, 2,793 sheep, 2,219 milk cows, 1,880 swine, 1,238 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,152 other cattle, 1,091 swine slaughtered or sold, 981 bushels of barley, 919 acres of wheat, 878 bushels of corn, 873 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 831 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 673 horses aged over 3 years, 490 geese, 420 cattle killed or sold, 386 occupants of farms, 341 farm occupants who own their land, 254 horses aged 3 years and under, 240 acres of potatoes, 232 turkeys, 139 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 133 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 131 bushels of beans, 121 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 119 ducks, 72 acres of barley, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 43 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 acres of turnips, 29 oxen, 19 other fowl, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC206001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2879416
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). "La Baie du Febvre, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-baie-du-febvre-qc197001-1891/.