Outremont, C, Quebec (1891 census)
Outremont, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.517°N, 73.611°W.
Population
In 1891, Outremont, C had a population of 408: 228 male and 180 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 387 |
| 1891 | 408 |
| 1921 | 13,249 |
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, Outremont, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 408 total population, 228 males, 180 females, 133 married persons, 68 married females, 65 married males, 64 families, 18 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 257 single persons under 18, 154 single males under 18, 103 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 281 persons who are not French Canadian, 127 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 61 houses, 61 occupied houses, 43 houses of 1 story, 40 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses built of wood, 23 houses built of brick, 18 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,685 bushels of potatoes, 885 chickens, 734 acres of land in farms, 615 acres of improved land in farms, 350 bushels of turnips, 305 other fowl, 274 acres of farmland in pasture, 214 acres of farmland under crops, 127 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 119 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, Capacity of silos (tons): 107, 89 horses aged over 3 years, 65 swine, 60 milk cows, 31 acres of potatoes, 27 occupants of farms, 20 acres of hay crops, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 farm occupants who own their land, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 tons of hay, 9 ducks, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 other cattle. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| L.-O. (Laurent-Olivier) David | 1840–1926 | died here |
| Louis-Zéphirin Gauthier | 1842–1922 | died here |
| George William Hill | 1861–1934 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076014_1921— 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). "Outremont, C, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/outremont-c-qc155013-1891/.