Pointe Fortune, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Pointe Fortune, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 322. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3393497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.539°N, 74.374°W.
Population
In 1891, Pointe Fortune, Village had a population of 322: 161 male and 161 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 322 |
| 1901 | 264 |
| 1911 | 311 |
| 1921 | 324 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Rigaud, 1881 (6.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pointe Fortune, Village 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 322 total population, 161 females, 161 males, 103 married persons, 61 families, 52 married males, 51 married females, 14 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 205 single persons under 18, 104 single males under 18, 101 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 229 French Canadians, 93 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 56 houses, 56 occupied houses, 52 houses built of wood, 40 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 1 story, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,205 bushels of potatoes, 6,388 pounds of homemade butter, 4,256 bushels of oats, 2,365 acres of land in farms, 2,041 acres of improved land in farms, 1,725 bushels of corn, 1,174 acres of farmland under crops, 846 acres of farmland in pasture, 835 bushels of spring wheat, 744 chickens, 715 bushels of peas, 646 tons of hay, 453 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 444 acres of hay crops, 324 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 317 bushels of buckwheat, 305 bushels of barley, 282 acres of oats, 240 bushels of turnips, 217 milk cows, 180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 137 other cattle, 128 swine slaughtered or sold, 116 sheep, 114 cattle killed or sold, 104 sheep slaughtered or sold, 78 swine, 73 horses aged over 3 years, 69 acres of wheat, 54 acres of potatoes, 35 turkeys, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 occupants of farms, 26 farm occupants who own their land, 24 acres of barley, 22 bushels of beans, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 geese, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 ducks, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097013_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3393497
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-Fortune,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-Fortune
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 Fortune, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-fortune-village-qc195002-1891/.