Nouvelle & Shoolbred W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Nouvelle & Shoolbred W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.134°N, 66.497°W.
Population
In 1891, Nouvelle & Shoolbred W-O had a population of 791: 418 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 17.1 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Nouvelle & Shoolbred, 1901 (28.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nouvelle & Shoolbred W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 116 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 418 |
| Number of married females | 107 |
| Number of married males | 108 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 373 |
| POP M | 418 |
| POP TOT | 791 |
| Total population | 791 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 301 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 545 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 344 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 447 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 112 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 112 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 60 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,111 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,067 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,631 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,433 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,768 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,835 |
| Acres of oats | 793 |
| Acres of potatoes | 197 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 36 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 1,537 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,537 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,510 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,456 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,882 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,013 |
| BWT BU | 3,510 |
| HAY AC | 1,433 |
| HAY TONS | 1,491 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 192 |
| Number of chickens | 2,587 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 113 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 142 |
| Number of milk cows | 336 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 145 |
| Number of other cattle | 364 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 669 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 372 |
| Number of swine | 233 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 215 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 793 |
| OAT BU | 13,456 |
| PEA BU | 211 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 18,882 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 684 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 299 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,181 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,752 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,491 |
| WHT AC | 36 |
| WHT SP BU | 331 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,752 |
| CATTLE KS | 192 |
| CHEESE LB | 684 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 301 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 545 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 299 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,181 |
| FRN CA | 344 |
| GEESE | 113 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,587 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 142 |
| HOUSES | 112 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 112 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 107 |
| MD MALE | 108 |
| MD TOT | 215 |
| MILK COWS | 336 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 145 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 364 |
| OTHERS | 447 |
| SHEEP | 669 |
| SHEEP KS | 372 |
| SUP AM | 4,768 |
| SUP FOR | 14,067 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 1,111 |
| SUP SC | 3,631 |
| SUP TOT | 18,835 |
| SWINE | 233 |
| SWINE KS | 215 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 114 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 2,013 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143014— 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). "Nouvelle & Shoolbred W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/nouvelle-shoolbred-w-o-qc143014-1891/.