Maria E, Quebec (1891 census)
Maria E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.241°N, 65.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Maria E had a population of 1,467: 753 male and 714 female residents. Population density was 32.2 people per square mile.
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 Maria, 1881 (61.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Maria, 1901 (61.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maria E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 714 |
| Number of males | 753 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 201 |
| Number of married persons | 398 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 714 |
| POP M | 753 |
| POP TOT | 1,467 |
| Total population | 1,467 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 532 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,008 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,175 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 292 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 222 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 222 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 108 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,621 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,256 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,101 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,631 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,768 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,024 |
| Acres of oats | 1,119 |
| Acres of potatoes | 311 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 58 |
| BAR AC | 108 |
| BAR BU | 1,417 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,417 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,201 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,381 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,179 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 583 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,762 |
| BWT BU | 4,201 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 31 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 1,631 |
| HAY TONS | 2,008 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 211 |
| Number of chickens | 2,942 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 217 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 146 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 67 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 217 |
| Number of milk cows | 458 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 221 |
| Number of other cattle | 401 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| 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 | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,516 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 476 |
| Number of swine | 463 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 464 |
| OAT AC | 1,119 |
| OAT BU | 18,381 |
| PEA BU | 117 |
| POT AC | 311 |
| POT BU | 48,179 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 287 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 953 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,189 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,669 |
| RYE BU | 251 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,008 |
| WHT AC | 58 |
| WHT SP BU | 583 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,669 |
| CATTLE KS | 211 |
| CHEESE LB | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 532 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,008 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 953 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 67 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,189 |
| FRN CA | 1,175 |
| GEESE | 146 |
| GRA BU | 114 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,942 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 217 |
| HOUSES | 222 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 222 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 197 |
| MD MALE | 201 |
| MD TOT | 398 |
| MILK COWS | 458 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 217 |
| OC TOT | 221 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 401 |
| OTHERS | 292 |
| SHEEP | 1,516 |
| SHEEP KS | 476 |
| SILOS | 31 |
| SUP AM | 5,768 |
| SUP FOR | 17,256 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 1,621 |
| SUP SC | 4,101 |
| SUP TOT | 23,024 |
| SWINE | 463 |
| SWINE KS | 464 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 222 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 2,762 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143007— 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). "Maria E, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-e-qc143007-1891/.