Ponsonby, Quebec (1891 census)
Ponsonby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.916°N, 74.783°W.
Population
In 1891, Ponsonby had a population of 301: 162 male and 139 female residents. Population density was 5.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 310 |
| 1891 | 301 |
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 547 |
| 1921 | 643 |
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, Ponsonby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 58 |
| Number of families | 58 |
| Number of females | 139 |
| Number of males | 162 |
| Number of married females | 51 |
| Number of married males | 52 |
| Number of married persons | 103 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 139 |
| POP M | 162 |
| POP TOT | 301 |
| Total population | 301 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 85 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 108 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 193 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 162 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 139 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 15 |
| Number of houses | 40 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 40 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 55 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 453 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,092 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,520 |
| Acres of hay crops | 575 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,987 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,079 |
| Acres of oats | 369 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 251 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,144 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 421 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,244 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,563 |
| BWT BU | 206 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 575 |
| HAY TONS | 582 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 88 |
| Number of chickens | 1,007 |
| Number of ducks | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 25 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 64 |
| Number of milk cows | 179 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 59 |
| Number of other cattle | 180 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 226 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 73 |
| Number of swine | 127 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 369 |
| OAT BU | 4,144 |
| PEA BU | 421 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 4,244 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 660 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,411 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 582 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 169 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,411 |
| CATTLE KS | 88 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 108 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 193 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 660 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 25 |
| DUCKS | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 58 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 162 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,007 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 64 |
| HOUSES | 40 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 40 |
| MD FEM | 51 |
| MD MALE | 52 |
| MD TOT | 103 |
| MILK COWS | 179 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 47 |
| OC TOT | 59 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 180 |
| OTHERS | 139 |
| SHEEP | 226 |
| SHEEP KS | 73 |
| SUP AM | 1,987 |
| SUP FOR | 9,092 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 453 |
| SUP SC | 1,520 |
| SUP TOT | 11,079 |
| SWINE | 127 |
| SWINE KS | 90 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 55 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,563 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 15 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062040— 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). "Ponsonby, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ponsonby-qc176034-1891/.