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 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 density was 42.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,086 |
| 1861 | 2,982 |
| 1871 | 2,691 |
| 1881 | 2,576 |
| 1891 | 2,055 |
| 1901 | 1,902 |
| 1911 | 1,725 |
| 1921 | 1,277 |
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 407 |
| Number of families | 407 |
| Number of females | 1,007 |
| Number of males | 1,048 |
| Number of married females | 342 |
| Number of married males | 341 |
| Number of married persons | 683 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 1,007 |
| POP M | 1,048 |
| POP TOT | 2,055 |
| Total population | 2,055 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 614 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,295 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,054 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 378 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 337 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 352 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 220 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 378 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,905 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,939 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,797 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,047 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,835 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,774 |
| Acres of oats | 5,526 |
| Acres of potatoes | 240 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 919 |
| BAR AC | 72 |
| BAR BU | 981 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 981 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,867 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 873 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 878 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 68,782 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,125 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,878 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,683 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,309 |
| BWT BU | 8,867 |
| CRN BU | 878 |
| HAY AC | 7,047 |
| HAY TONS | 10,038 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 420 |
| Number of chickens | 11,351 |
| Number of ducks | 119 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 341 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 43 |
| Number of geese | 490 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 254 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 673 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,219 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 386 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,152 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 139 |
| Number of sheep | 2,793 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,238 |
| Number of swine | 1,880 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,091 |
| Number of turkeys | 232 |
| OAT AC | 5,526 |
| OAT BU | 68,782 |
| PEA BU | 8,125 |
| POT AC | 240 |
| POT BU | 20,878 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 116,490 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 831 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,269 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,888 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,038 |
| WHT AC | 919 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,683 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 121 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 131 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,888 |
| CATTLE KS | 420 |
| CHEESE LB | 116,490 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 614 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 681 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,295 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 831 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 254 |
| DUCKS | 119 |
| FAMILIES | 407 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,269 |
| FRN CA | 2,054 |
| GEESE | 490 |
| GRA BU | 873 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,351 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 673 |
| HOUSES | 378 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 352 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 220 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 337 |
| INF 11 A | 139 |
| MD FEM | 342 |
| MD MALE | 341 |
| MD TOT | 683 |
| MILK COWS | 2,219 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 43 |
| OC P | 341 |
| OC TOT | 386 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,152 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 2,793 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,238 |
| SUP AM | 23,835 |
| SUP FOR | 10,939 |
| SUP JV | 133 |
| SUP PAT | 7,905 |
| SUP SC | 15,797 |
| SUP TOT | 34,774 |
| SWINE | 1,880 |
| SWINE KS | 1,091 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 378 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 4,309 |
| TURKEY | 232 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
| WORKING OX | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100003— 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). "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/.