Maria W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Maria W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.168°N, 66.052°W.
Population
In 1891, Maria W-O had a population of 966: 484 male and 482 female residents. Population density was 33.3 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 (38.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Maria, 1901 (38.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maria W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.80 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 482 |
| Number of males | 484 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 482 |
| POP M | 484 |
| POP TOT | 966 |
| Total population | 966 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 348 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 685 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 945 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 21 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 112 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 134 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,475 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,278 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,372 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,119 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,871 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,149 |
| Acres of oats | 805 |
| Acres of potatoes | 244 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 66 |
| BAR AC | 134 |
| BAR BU | 1,678 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,678 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,736 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,880 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,081 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 521 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,556 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| BWT BU | 2,736 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 1,119 |
| HAY TONS | 1,273 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 141 |
| Number of chickens | 2,426 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 122 |
| Number of geese | 76 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 140 |
| Number of milk cows | 260 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 287 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 863 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 347 |
| Number of swine | 352 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 335 |
| OAT AC | 805 |
| OAT BU | 13,880 |
| PEA BU | 162 |
| POT AC | 244 |
| POT BU | 42,081 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 447 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,655 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,243 |
| RYE BU | 285 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,273 |
| WHT AC | 66 |
| WHT FALL BU | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 521 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,243 |
| CATTLE KS | 141 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 348 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 685 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 447 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,655 |
| FRN CA | 945 |
| GEESE | 76 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,426 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 140 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 121 |
| MD MALE | 121 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| MILK COWS | 260 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC P | 122 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 287 |
| OTHERS | 21 |
| SHEEP | 863 |
| SHEEP KS | 347 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 4,871 |
| SUP FOR | 7,278 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 1,475 |
| SUP SC | 3,372 |
| SUP TOT | 12,149 |
| SWINE | 352 |
| SWINE KS | 335 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 2,556 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143008— 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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-w-o-qc143008-1891/.