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 density was 14.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,348 |
| 1901 | 1,905 |
| 1911 | 2,223 |
| 1921 | 2,251 |
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 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 663 |
| Number of males | 685 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 663 |
| POP M | 685 |
| POP TOT | 1,348 |
| Total population | 1,348 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 447 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 925 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 835 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 513 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 195 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 195 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 63 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 193 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 110 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,553 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,665 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,478 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,049 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,068 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,733 |
| Acres of oats | 307 |
| Acres of potatoes | 176 |
| Acres of turnips | 50 |
| BAR AC | 110 |
| BAR BU | 1,770 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,770 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,375 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,015 |
| BWT BU | 254 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 19 |
| HAY AC | 1,049 |
| HAY TONS | 1,121 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 42 |
| Number of chickens | 2,308 |
| Number of ducks | 61 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 221 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 461 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 206 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 229 |
| Number of other cattle | 165 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 997 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 198 |
| Number of swine | 741 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 338 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 307 |
| OAT BU | 6,375 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 21,204 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 226 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,116 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,675 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,121 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 102 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,675 |
| CATTLE KS | 42 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 447 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 478 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 925 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 226 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 215 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,116 |
| FRN CA | 835 |
| GEESE | 461 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,308 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 195 |
| HOUSES CON | 24 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 193 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 195 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 193 |
| MD MALE | 194 |
| MD TOT | 387 |
| MILK COWS | 206 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 221 |
| OC TOT | 229 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 165 |
| OTHERS | 513 |
| SHEEP | 997 |
| SHEEP KS | 198 |
| SUP AM | 5,068 |
| SUP FOR | 9,665 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 2,553 |
| SUP SC | 2,478 |
| SUP TOT | 14,733 |
| SWINE | 741 |
| SWINE KS | 338 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 195 |
| TUR AC | 50 |
| TUR BU | 5,015 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056024— 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/.