Newport, Quebec (1891 census)
Newport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,121. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770243. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 71.446°W.
Population
In 1891, Newport had a population of 1,121: 595 male and 526 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,134 |
| 1891 | 1,121 |
| 1901 | 1,092 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 870 |
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, Newport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,121 total population, 595 males, 526 females, 419 married persons, 225 families, 210 married males, 209 married females, 37 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 665 single persons under 18, 372 single males under 18, 293 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,022 persons who are not French Canadian, 99 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 223 occupied houses, 221 houses, 218 houses built of wood, 214 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses built of brick, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,545 pounds of homemade butter, 26,764 bushels of potatoes, 22,575 acres of land in farms, 21,298 bushels of oats, 12,097 acres of improved land in farms, 10,478 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,289 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,943 acres of farmland under crops, 5,977 bushels of barley, 5,067 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,976 tons of hay, 4,604 acres of hay crops, 4,182 bushels of turnips, 3,790 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,712 bushels of buckwheat, 2,897 chickens, 1,673 bushels of spring wheat, 1,584 sheep, 1,214 other cattle, 1,185 sheep slaughtered or sold, 767 acres of oats, 655 milk cows, 621 cattle killed or sold, 327 horses aged over 3 years, 315 swine slaughtered or sold, 264 acres of barley, 231 swine, 223 occupants of farms, 216 farm occupants who own their land, 177 horses aged 3 years and under, 149 acres of potatoes, 134 oxen, 125 geese, 121 bushels of peas, 97 acres of wheat, 87 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 84 bushels of corn, 79 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 73 turkeys, 72 bushels of beans, 63 ducks, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 16 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 other fowl, 11 bushels of rye, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28770243
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). "Newport, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-qc150014-1891/.