Pabos, Quebec (1891 census)
Pabos was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,348. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.409°N, 64.684°W.
Population
In 1891, Pabos had a population of 1,348: 685 male and 663 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 754 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1891 | 1,348 |
| 1901 | 1,905 |
| 1911 | 2,223 |
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, Pabos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,348 total population, 685 males, 663 females, 387 married persons, 215 families, 194 married males, 193 married females, 36 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 925 single persons under 18, 478 single males under 18, 447 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 835 French Canadians, 513 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 195 houses, 195 houses built of wood, 195 occupied houses, 193 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 1 room, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 37 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses under construction, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,204 bushels of potatoes, 14,733 acres of land in farms, 12,675 pounds of homemade butter, 9,665 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,375 bushels of oats, 5,068 acres of improved land in farms, 5,015 bushels of turnips, 2,553 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,478 acres of farmland under crops, 2,308 chickens, 2,116 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,770 bushels of barley, 1,121 tons of hay, 1,049 acres of hay crops, 997 sheep, 741 swine, 461 geese, 338 swine slaughtered or sold, 307 acres of oats, 254 bushels of buckwheat, 229 occupants of farms, 226 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 221 farm occupants who own their land, 206 milk cows, 198 sheep slaughtered or sold, 176 acres of potatoes, 165 other cattle, 110 acres of barley, 108 horses aged over 3 years, 102 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 92 oxen, 79 bushels of beans, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 ducks, 50 acres of turnips, 42 cattle killed or sold, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 bushels of peas, Capacity of silos (tons): 19, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 turkeys, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other fowl, 2 employees on farms, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159021— 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). "Pabos, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pabos-qc154020-1891/.