Philipsburg, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Philipsburg, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.043°N, 73.075°W.
Population
In 1891, Philipsburg, Village had a population of 230: 105 male and 125 female residents. Population density was 189.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 469 |
| 1861 | 393 |
| 1871 | 272 |
| 1881 | 259 |
| 1891 | 230 |
| 1901 | 214 |
| 1911 | 347 |
| 1921 | 390 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.70 |
| FAM NO | 62 |
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 125 |
| Number of males | 105 |
| Number of married females | 46 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 93 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 125 |
| POP M | 105 |
| POP TOT | 230 |
| Total population | 230 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 67 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 54 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 121 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 72 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 158 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 62 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 54 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 13 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 62 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 275 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 678 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 306 |
| Acres of hay crops | 203 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 603 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,281 |
| Acres of oats | 36 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 162 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 499 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 569 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,529 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 125 |
| BWT BU | 499 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 203 |
| HAY TONS | 291 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 491 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 69 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 45 |
| Number of other cattle | 22 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1 |
| Number of swine | 13 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 36 |
| OAT BU | 569 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,529 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,565 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 291 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,565 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 67 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 54 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 121 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 62 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.70 |
| FRN CA | 72 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 491 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 62 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 54 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 46 |
| MD MALE | 47 |
| MD TOT | 93 |
| MILK COWS | 69 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 36 |
| OC TOT | 45 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 22 |
| OTHERS | 158 |
| SHEEP | 1 |
| SUP AM | 603 |
| SUP FOR | 678 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 275 |
| SUP SC | 306 |
| SUP TOT | 1,281 |
| SWINE | 13 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 62 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 125 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072019— 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). "Philipsburg, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/philipsburg-village-qc169010-1891/.