Paspébiac W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Paspébiac W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.105°N, 65.309°W.
Population
In 1891, Paspébiac W-O had a population of 891: 468 male and 423 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 Paspébiac, 1881 (49.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Paspébiac, 1901 (49.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Paspébiac W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 891 total population, 468 males, 423 females, 241 married persons, 167 families, 122 married males, 119 married females, 36 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 614 single persons under 18, 330 single males under 18, 284 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 575 French Canadians, 316 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 houses, 122 houses built of wood, 122 occupied houses, 65 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 2 stories, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,044 acres of land in farms, 27,616 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,676 bushels of potatoes, 10,400 bushels of oats, 9,147 pounds of homemade butter, 7,428 acres of improved land in farms, 6,150 bushels of turnips, 5,568 acres of farmland under crops, 1,812 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,246 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,188 bushels of barley, 961 chickens, 878 tons of hay, 778 acres of oats, 679 acres of hay crops, 286 sheep, 233 swine, 204 bushels of spring wheat, 193 acres of potatoes, 170 milk cows, 153 bushels of winter wheat, 151 swine slaughtered or sold, 144 occupants of farms, 129 geese, 126 farm occupants who own their land, 120 acres of turnips, 105 horses aged over 3 years, 95 sheep slaughtered or sold, 94 acres of barley, 70 oxen, 60 ducks, 56 other cattle, 48 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 bushels of beans, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 cattle killed or sold, 22 bushels of corn, 21 acres of wheat, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of peas, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 employees on farms, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143016— 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). "Paspébiac W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pasp-biac-w-o-qc143016-1891/.