Low, Quebec (1891 census)
Low was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,255. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28230530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 76.037°W.
Population
In 1891, Low had a population of 1,255: 677 male and 578 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 272 |
| 1861 | 822 |
| 1871 | 965 |
| 1881 | 1,230 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,292 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Low shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,255 total population, 677 males, 578 females, 343 married persons, 202 families, 172 married males, 171 married females, 47 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 865 single persons under 18, 487 single males under 18, 378 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,166 persons who are not French Canadian, 89 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 occupied houses, 192 houses, 192 houses built of wood, 192 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 1 room, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,272 pounds of homemade butter, 48,601 bushels of oats, 40,252 acres of land in farms, 28,417 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,835 acres of improved land in farms, 9,779 bushels of potatoes, 9,214 acres of farmland under crops, 7,153 bushels of spring wheat, 6,983 bushels of peas, 5,381 chickens, 4,605 bushels of turnips, 4,169 acres of hay crops, 2,742 tons of hay, 2,724 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,636 acres of oats, 2,601 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,489 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,150 sheep, 955 bushels of buckwheat, 948 other cattle, 935 swine, 897 acres of wheat, 822 sheep slaughtered or sold, 781 milk cows, 772 turkeys, 644 swine slaughtered or sold, 517 bushels of barley, 402 horses aged over 3 years, 392 geese, 271 cattle killed or sold, 213 occupants of farms, 209 acres of potatoes, 201 farm occupants who own their land, 156 bushels of rye, 156 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 101 bushels of corn, 87 bushels of winter wheat, 73 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 73 ducks, 71 bushels of beans, 48 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 acres of barley, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 employees on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28230530
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). "Low, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/low-qc176025-1891/.