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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 225 |
| Number of families | 225 |
| Number of females | 526 |
| Number of males | 595 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 210 |
| Number of married persons | 419 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 526 |
| POP M | 595 |
| POP TOT | 1,121 |
| Total population | 1,121 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 293 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 665 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 99 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,022 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 221 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 218 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 214 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 264 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,067 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,478 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,943 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,604 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,097 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,575 |
| Acres of oats | 767 |
| Acres of potatoes | 149 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR AC | 264 |
| BAR BU | 5,977 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,977 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,712 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,298 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,764 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,673 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,182 |
| BWT BU | 3,712 |
| CRN BU | 84 |
| HAY AC | 4,604 |
| HAY TONS | 4,976 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 621 |
| Number of chickens | 2,897 |
| Number of ducks | 63 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 216 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 125 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 177 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 327 |
| Number of milk cows | 655 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 223 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,214 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 1,584 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,185 |
| Number of swine | 231 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 315 |
| Number of turkeys | 73 |
| OAT AC | 767 |
| OAT BU | 21,298 |
| PEA BU | 121 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 26,764 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,790 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,289 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,545 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,976 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,673 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 75 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 79 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,545 |
| CATTLE KS | 621 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,790 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 372 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 665 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,289 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 177 |
| DUCKS | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 225 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 99 |
| GEESE | 125 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,897 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 327 |
| HOUSES | 221 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 214 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 218 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 209 |
| MD MALE | 210 |
| MD TOT | 419 |
| MILK COWS | 655 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 216 |
| OC TOT | 223 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,214 |
| OTHERS | 1,022 |
| SHEEP | 1,584 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,185 |
| SUP AM | 12,097 |
| SUP FOR | 10,478 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 5,067 |
| SUP SC | 6,943 |
| SUP TOT | 22,575 |
| SWINE | 231 |
| SWINE KS | 315 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 223 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 4,182 |
| TURKEY | 73 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 134 |
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/.