Percé, Quebec (1891 census)
Percé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,800. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139032279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.519°N, 64.304°W.
Population
In 1891, Percé had a population of 1,800: 943 male and 857 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,720 |
| 1871 | 1,743 |
| 1881 | 1,805 |
| 1891 | 1,800 |
| 1901 | 1,868 |
| 1911 | 1,768 |
| 1921 | 1,472 |
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, Percé 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 1,800 total population, 943 males, 857 females, 557 married persons, 280 married males, 277 married females, 273 families, 65 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,178 single persons under 18, 637 single males under 18, 541 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,158 French Canadians, 642 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 272 houses, 272 occupied houses, 270 houses built of wood, 269 houses of 1 story, 101 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,513 pounds of homemade butter, 19,496 bushels of potatoes, 18,772 acres of land in farms, 14,763 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,614 bushels of turnips, 9,797 bushels of oats, 4,009 acres of improved land in farms, 3,514 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,452 acres of farmland under crops, 3,142 chickens, 2,552 tons of hay, 2,353 bushels of barley, 2,055 acres of hay crops, 1,407 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,356 sheep, 767 swine, 527 acres of farmland in pasture, 478 sheep slaughtered or sold, 442 geese, 393 swine slaughtered or sold, 391 milk cows, 388 acres of oats, 295 other cattle, 289 occupants of farms, 276 farm occupants who own their land, 221 ducks, 211 oxen, 199 bushels of winter wheat, 173 acres of potatoes, 161 horses aged over 3 years, 154 bushels of buckwheat, 113 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 108 acres of barley, 84 cattle killed or sold, 73 acres of turnips, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 acres of wheat, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 turkeys, 1 bushels of peas. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139032279
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). "Percé, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/perc-qc154021-1891/.