Port Daniel W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Port Daniel W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.207°N, 65.033°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Daniel W-O had a population of 672: 338 male and 334 female residents.
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 Port Daniel, 1881 (51.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Port Daniel, 1901 (51.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Daniel W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 672 total population, 338 males, 334 females, 205 married persons, 114 families, 103 married males, 102 married females, 27 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 440 single persons under 18, 229 single males under 18, 211 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 529 persons who are not French Canadian, 143 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 112 houses, 112 houses built of wood, 112 occupied houses, 103 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,069 bushels of potatoes, 21,609 pounds of homemade butter, 13,180 bushels of oats, 12,772 acres of land in farms, 10,368 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,519 bushels of turnips, 2,741 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,404 acres of improved land in farms, 1,943 acres of farmland under crops, 1,895 chickens, 1,800 bushels of barley, 1,109 tons of hay, 887 bushels of spring wheat, 872 acres of hay crops, 790 sheep, 634 acres of oats, 483 sheep slaughtered or sold, 439 acres of farmland in pasture, 362 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 256 milk cows, 239 swine, 221 swine slaughtered or sold, 209 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 195 other cattle, 143 acres of potatoes, 109 occupants of farms, 108 farm occupants who own their land, 99 acres of barley, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 91 cattle killed or sold, 87 oxen, 57 acres of wheat, 53 geese, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 bushels of buckwheat, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 26 ducks, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of peas, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 other fowl, 4 turkeys, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143018— 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). "Port Daniel W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/port-daniel-w-o-qc143018-1891/.