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 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 density was 11.4 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 1,309 |
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 578 |
| Number of males | 677 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 172 |
| Number of married persons | 343 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 578 |
| POP M | 677 |
| POP TOT | 1,255 |
| Total population | 1,255 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 865 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 89 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,166 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 192 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 192 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 34 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 192 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,601 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,417 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,214 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,169 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,835 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,252 |
| Acres of oats | 2,636 |
| Acres of potatoes | 209 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 897 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 517 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,601 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,983 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,779 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,153 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,605 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 87 |
| BWT BU | 955 |
| CRN BU | 101 |
| HAY AC | 4,169 |
| HAY TONS | 2,742 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 271 |
| Number of chickens | 5,381 |
| Number of ducks | 73 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 201 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 392 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 156 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 402 |
| Number of milk cows | 781 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 213 |
| Number of other cattle | 948 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 2,150 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 822 |
| Number of swine | 935 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 644 |
| Number of turkeys | 772 |
| OAT AC | 2,636 |
| OAT BU | 48,601 |
| PEA BU | 6,983 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 9,779 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,724 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,489 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,272 |
| RYE BU | 156 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,742 |
| WHT AC | 897 |
| WHT FALL BU | 87 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,153 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 103 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 48 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,272 |
| CATTLE KS | 271 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 378 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 487 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 865 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,724 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 156 |
| DUCKS | 73 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,489 |
| FRN CA | 89 |
| GEESE | 392 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,381 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 402 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 192 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 70 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 192 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 171 |
| MD MALE | 172 |
| MD TOT | 343 |
| MILK COWS | 781 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 201 |
| OC TOT | 213 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 948 |
| OTHERS | 1,166 |
| SHEEP | 2,150 |
| SHEEP KS | 822 |
| SUP AM | 11,835 |
| SUP FOR | 28,417 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 2,601 |
| SUP SC | 9,214 |
| SUP TOT | 40,252 |
| SWINE | 935 |
| SWINE KS | 644 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 4,605 |
| TURKEY | 772 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057014— 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). "Low, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/low-qc176025-1891/.