New Glasgow, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
New Glasgow, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 204. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.836°N, 73.876°W.
Population
In 1891, New Glasgow, Village had a population of 204: 107 male and 97 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 168 |
| 1881 | 300 |
| 1891 | 204 |
| 1901 | 133 |
| 1911 | 131 |
| 1921 | 146 |
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 Glasgow, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 204 total population, 107 males, 97 females, 58 married persons, 38 families, 29 married females, 29 married males, 10 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 136 single persons under 18, 76 single males under 18, 60 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 113 French Canadians, 91 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 37 houses, 37 occupied houses, 33 houses built of wood, 18 houses of 2 stories, 17 houses of 1 story, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,120 pounds of homemade butter, 1,561 bushels of potatoes, 1,369 acres of land in farms, 945 bushels of oats, 847 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 522 acres of improved land in farms, 370 acres of farmland under crops, 268 chickens, 267 acres of hay crops, 177 tons of hay, 145 acres of farmland in pasture, 140 bushels of barley, 100 bushels of peas, 90 bushels of turnips, 72 acres of oats, 45 milk cows, 37 sheep slaughtered or sold, 29 cattle killed or sold, 28 swine slaughtered or sold, 27 horses aged over 3 years, 11 acres of potatoes, 11 occupants of farms, 11 other cattle, 9 farm occupants who own their land, 8 ducks, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 acres of barley, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 geese, 4 swine, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 acres of turnips, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096022— 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). "New Glasgow, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-glasgow-village-qc193001-1891/.