Petite Rivière, Quebec (1891 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.310°N, 70.608°W.
Population
In 1891, Petite Rivière had a population of 886: 429 male and 457 female residents. Population density was 16.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 728 |
| 1871 | 597 |
| 1881 | 765 |
| 1891 | 886 |
| 1901 | 855 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1911 | 592 |
| 1921 | 982 |
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, Petite Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.90 |
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 457 |
| Number of males | 429 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 457 |
| POP M | 429 |
| POP TOT | 886 |
| Total population | 886 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 567 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 885 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,466 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,294 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,153 |
| Acres of hay crops | 662 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,696 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,990 |
| Acres of oats | 355 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 149 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 252 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,640 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,138 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 592 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 520 |
| HAY AC | 662 |
| HAY TONS | 748 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 115 |
| Number of chickens | 1,134 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of geese | 95 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 111 |
| Number of milk cows | 237 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 124 |
| Number of other cattle | 119 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 309 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 216 |
| Number of swine | 101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 186 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 355 |
| OAT BU | 2,640 |
| PEA BU | 132 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 4,138 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,248 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,137 |
| RYE BU | 592 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 748 |
| WHT AC | 149 |
| WHT SP BU | 665 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,137 |
| CATTLE KS | 115 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 567 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,248 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.90 |
| FRN CA | 885 |
| GEESE | 95 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,134 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 111 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 148 |
| MD MALE | 148 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| MILK COWS | 237 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 124 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 119 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 309 |
| SHEEP KS | 216 |
| SUP AM | 3,696 |
| SUP FOR | 14,294 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 2,466 |
| SUP SC | 1,153 |
| SUP TOT | 17,990 |
| SWINE | 101 |
| SWINE KS | 186 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 124 |
| TUR BU | 12 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048005— 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). "Petite Rivière, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-rivi-re-qc147005-1891/.