Pointe des Monts, Quebec (1891 census)
Pointe des Monts was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.470°N, 67.365°W.
Population
In 1891, Pointe des Monts had a population of 498: 271 male and 227 female residents. Population density was 2.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 106 |
| 1881 | 243 |
| 1891 | 498 |
| 1901 | 529 |
| 1911 | 1,205 |
| 1921 | 12 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Pointe des Monts, 1901 (73.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pointe des Monts shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 112 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 84 |
| Number of families | 84 |
| Number of females | 227 |
| Number of males | 271 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of married persons | 156 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 227 |
| POP M | 271 |
| POP TOT | 498 |
| Total population | 498 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 146 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 335 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 484 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 81 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 156 |
| Acres of hay crops | 113 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 293 |
| Acres of land in farms | 305 |
| Acres of oats | 13 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,221 |
| HAY AC | 113 |
| HAY TONS | 76 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 13 |
| Number of chickens | 217 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 79 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 21 |
| Number of milk cows | 28 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 72 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 51 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 34 |
| OAT AC | 13 |
| OAT BU | 190 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 2,221 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 232 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,781 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 76 |
Other recorded variables (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,781 |
| CATTLE KS | 13 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 335 |
| FAMILIES | 84 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 232 |
| FRN CA | 484 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 217 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 21 |
| HOUSES | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 81 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 78 |
| MD MALE | 78 |
| MD TOT | 156 |
| MILK COWS | 28 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC P | 79 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 7 |
| OTHERS | 14 |
| SHEEP | 72 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 293 |
| SUP FOR | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 137 |
| SUP SC | 156 |
| SUP TOT | 305 |
| SWINE | 51 |
| SWINE KS | 34 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 81 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086073— 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). "Pointe des Monts, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-des-monts-qc149037-1891/.