Pointe Gatineau, Quebec (1891 census)
Pointe Gatineau was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 75.696°W.
Population
In 1891, Pointe Gatineau had a population of 1,520: 777 male and 743 female residents. Population density was 344.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pointe Gatineau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 269 |
| Number of families | 269 |
| Number of females | 743 |
| Number of males | 777 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 526 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 743 |
| POP M | 777 |
| POP TOT | 1,520 |
| Total population | 1,520 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 944 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,487 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 33 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 266 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 260 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 247 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 266 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 791 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 836 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,559 |
| Acres of hay crops | 980 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,359 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,195 |
| Acres of oats | 383 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 121 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 291 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 291 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,045 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,891 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 972 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 980 |
| HAY TONS | 1,488 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 399 |
| Number of chickens | 800 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 215 |
| Number of milk cows | 131 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 269 |
| Number of other cattle | 93 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 234 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 614 |
| Number of swine | 137 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 365 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 383 |
| OAT BU | 6,045 |
| PEA BU | 655 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 2,891 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 34 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,392 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,488 |
| WHT AC | 121 |
| WHT SP BU | 972 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,392 |
| CATTLE KS | 399 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 443 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 501 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 944 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 34 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7 |
| FRN CA | 1,487 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 800 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 215 |
| HOUSES | 266 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 260 |
| INF 11 A | 234 |
| MD FEM | 263 |
| MD MALE | 263 |
| MD TOT | 526 |
| MILK COWS | 131 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 85 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 269 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 93 |
| OTHERS | 33 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SHEEP KS | 614 |
| SUP AM | 3,359 |
| SUP FOR | 836 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 791 |
| SUP SC | 2,559 |
| SUP TOT | 4,195 |
| SWINE | 137 |
| SWINE KS | 365 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 266 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176033— 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 Gatineau, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-gatineau-qc176033-1891/.