Mont Carmel, Quebec (1891 census)
Mont Carmel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,075. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.404°N, 69.790°W.
Population
In 1891, Mont Carmel had a population of 1,075: 524 male and 551 female residents. Population density was 28.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 598 |
| 1871 | 985 |
| 1881 | 1,168 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,084 |
| 1911 | 1,282 |
| 1921 | 1,346 |
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, Mont Carmel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 551 |
| Number of males | 524 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 346 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 551 |
| POP M | 524 |
| POP TOT | 1,075 |
| Total population | 1,075 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 340 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 695 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,075 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 185 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 185 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 43 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 185 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 185 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,493 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,168 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,787 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,332 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,317 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,485 |
| Acres of oats | 488 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 282 |
| BAR AC | 84 |
| BAR BU | 1,071 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,060 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 671 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,079 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,349 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,591 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 149 |
| BWT BU | 31 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,332 |
| HAY TONS | 1,261 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 57 |
| Number of chickens | 996 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 174 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 230 |
| Number of milk cows | 496 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 166 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 606 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 303 |
| Number of swine | 285 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 267 |
| OAT AC | 488 |
| OAT BU | 4,060 |
| PEA BU | 671 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 14,079 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 823 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,158 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,607 |
| RYE BU | 1,349 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,261 |
| WHT AC | 282 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,591 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,607 |
| CATTLE KS | 57 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 340 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 695 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 823 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,158 |
| FRN CA | 1,075 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 996 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 230 |
| HOUSES | 185 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 185 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 84 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 185 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 173 |
| MD TOT | 346 |
| MILK COWS | 496 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 174 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 166 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 606 |
| SHEEP KS | 303 |
| SUP AM | 8,317 |
| SUP FOR | 12,168 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 5,493 |
| SUP SC | 2,787 |
| SUP TOT | 20,485 |
| SWINE | 285 |
| SWINE KS | 267 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 185 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 149 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061001— 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). "Mont Carmel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mont-carmel-qc160002-1891/.