Natashkwan, Quebec (1891 census)
Natashkwan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.214°N, 61.596°W.
Population
In 1891, Natashkwan had a population of 365: 195 male and 170 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 365 |
| 1901 | 804 |
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, Natashkwan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 365 total population, 195 males, 170 females, 130 married persons, 65 married females, 65 married males, 64 families, 9 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 226 single persons under 18, 125 single males under 18, 101 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 356 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 77 uninhabited houses, 64 houses, 64 houses built of wood, 64 houses of 1 story, 64 occupied houses, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,322 pounds of homemade butter, 965 bushels of potatoes, 212 acres of land in farms, 210 acres of improved land in farms, 209 bushels of turnips, 161 tons of hay, 148 acres of farmland under crops, 123 acres of hay crops, 107 chickens, 65 farm occupants who own their land, 65 occupants of farms, 63 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 acres of farmland in pasture, 34 milk cows, 29 other cattle, 26 oxen, 24 acres of potatoes, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8 cattle killed or sold, 7 acres of turnips, 6 sheep, 4 geese, 2 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1 swine slaughtered or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149050— 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). "Natashkwan, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/natashkwan-qc149035-1891/.