New Carlisle, Quebec (1891 census)
New Carlisle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q985588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.094°N, 65.365°W.
Population
In 1891, New Carlisle had a population of 991: 490 male and 501 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,525 |
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 1,027 |
| 1911 | 1,104 |
| 1921 | 1,273 |
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, New Carlisle 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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 185 |
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 501 |
| Number of males | 490 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 501 |
| POP M | 490 |
| POP TOT | 991 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 644 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 73 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 918 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 172 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 162 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 321 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,082 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,946 |
| Acres of hay crops | 792 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,310 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,392 |
| Acres of oats | 579 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 979 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 979 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,263 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,085 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,089 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 792 |
| HAY TONS | 960 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 96 |
| Number of chickens | 1,864 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 126 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 137 |
| Number of milk cows | 225 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 166 |
| Number of other cattle | 155 |
| Number of oxen | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 528 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 229 |
| Number of swine | 365 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 265 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 579 |
| OAT BU | 13,263 |
| PEA BU | 126 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 32,085 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 199 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,336 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,466 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 960 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 337 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,466 |
| CATTLE KS | 96 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 644 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 199 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,336 |
| FRN CA | 73 |
| GEESE | 126 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,864 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 137 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 162 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 172 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 225 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 157 |
| OC TOT | 166 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 155 |
| OTHERS | 918 |
| SHEEP | 528 |
| SHEEP KS | 229 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 2,310 |
| SUP FOR | 12,082 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 321 |
| SUP SC | 1,946 |
| SUP TOT | 14,392 |
| SWINE | 365 |
| SWINE KS | 265 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 173 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 4,089 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q985588
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). "New Carlisle, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-carlisle-qc143010-1891/.