Onslow N., Quebec (1891 census)
Onslow N. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.633°N, 76.222°W.
Population
In 1891, Onslow N. had a population of 879: 475 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 15.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 913 |
| 1891 | 879 |
| 1901 | 825 |
| 1911 | 744 |
| 1921 | 584 |
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, Onslow N. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 136 |
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 475 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 404 |
| POP M | 475 |
| POP TOT | 879 |
| Total population | 879 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 612 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 184 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 695 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 134 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 133 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,241 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,013 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,224 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,781 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,494 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,507 |
| Acres of oats | 1,786 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 624 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 581 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 581 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 948 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,300 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,114 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,551 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,254 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,925 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 824 |
| BWT BU | 948 |
| CRN BU | 109 |
| HAY AC | 1,781 |
| HAY TONS | 1,489 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 159 |
| Number of chickens | 3,125 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 126 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 86 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 98 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 258 |
| Number of milk cows | 506 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 133 |
| Number of other cattle | 608 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 729 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 285 |
| Number of swine | 376 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 335 |
| Number of turkeys | 109 |
| OAT AC | 1,786 |
| OAT BU | 30,300 |
| PEA BU | 5,114 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 8,551 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,599 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,755 |
| RYE BU | 1,254 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,489 |
| WHT AC | 624 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,925 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,755 |
| CATTLE KS | 159 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 612 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 40 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 98 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,599 |
| FRN CA | 184 |
| GEESE | 86 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,125 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 258 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 134 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 125 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| MILK COWS | 506 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 126 |
| OC TOT | 133 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 608 |
| OTHERS | 695 |
| SHEEP | 729 |
| SHEEP KS | 285 |
| SUP AM | 7,494 |
| SUP FOR | 10,013 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 1,241 |
| SUP SC | 6,224 |
| SUP TOT | 17,507 |
| SWINE | 376 |
| SWINE KS | 335 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 824 |
| TURKEY | 109 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079017— 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). "Onslow N., Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/onslow-n-qc177016-1891/.