Onslow S, Quebec (1891 census)
Onslow S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,056. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.550°N, 76.216°W.
Population
In 1891, Onslow S had a population of 1,056: 562 male and 494 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Quyon (Village), Onslow S, 1881 (94.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Onslow S 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 1,056 total population, 562 males, 494 females, 315 married persons, 180 families, 158 married females, 157 married males, 32 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 709 single persons under 18, 390 single males under 18, 319 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 990 persons who are not French Canadian, 66 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 occupied houses, 176 houses, 173 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 1 story, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 15 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,291 pounds of homemade butter, 31,235 bushels of oats, 16,675 acres of land in farms, 10,825 bushels of potatoes, 8,619 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,056 acres of improved land in farms, 7,935 bushels of peas, 7,884 bushels of spring wheat, 5,979 acres of farmland under crops, 5,609 chickens, 3,125 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,332 acres of hay crops, 2,044 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,945 tons of hay, 1,738 acres of oats, 1,290 bushels of turnips, 1,157 bushels of barley, 880 swine, 865 acres of wheat, 834 sheep, 828 bushels of buckwheat, 664 milk cows, 661 other cattle, 614 swine slaughtered or sold, 594 turkeys, 443 bushels of rye, 377 bushels of corn, 330 bushels of winter wheat, 318 horses aged over 3 years, 301 sheep slaughtered or sold, 287 geese, 169 cattle killed or sold, 168 ducks, 167 occupants of farms, 140 farm occupants who own their land, 139 acres of potatoes, 138 horses aged 3 years and under, 101 acres of barley, 95 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 83 bushels of beans, 81 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177017— 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 S, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/onslow-s-qc177017-1891/.