Newport, Quebec (1891 census)
Newport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,481. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.318°N, 64.822°W.
Population
In 1891, Newport had a population of 1,481: 786 male and 695 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,154 |
| 1891 | 1,481 |
| 1901 | 1,357 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,711 |
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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,481 total population, 786 males, 695 females, 421 married persons, 219 families, 212 married males, 209 married females, 38 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,022 single persons under 18, 555 single males under 18, 467 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,275 French Canadians, 206 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 199 houses, 199 houses built of wood, 199 houses of 1 story, 199 occupied houses, 71 houses of 2 rooms, 45 houses of 1 room, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,743 bushels of potatoes, 8,816 pounds of homemade butter, 7,338 acres of land in farms, 6,425 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,000 chickens, 2,737 bushels of oats, 1,198 bushels of turnips, 1,116 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 913 acres of improved land in farms, 824 acres of farmland under crops, 764 swine, 559 tons of hay, 511 sheep, 458 bushels of barley, 380 swine slaughtered or sold, 342 acres of hay crops, 239 acres of potatoes, 222 geese, 222 occupants of farms, 213 farm occupants who own their land, 163 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 160 acres of oats, 141 milk cows, 131 other cattle, 123 sheep slaughtered or sold, 121 oxen, 88 acres of farmland in pasture, 62 horses aged over 3 years, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 39 cattle killed or sold, 36 acres of barley, 29 turkeys, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 acres of turnips, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 bushels of peas, 9 bushels of winter wheat, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28770244
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-qc154019-1891/.