Princeville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Princeville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.169°N, 71.879°W.
Population
In 1891, Princeville, Village had a population of 837: 410 male and 427 female residents. Population density was 782.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 511 |
| 1881 | 699 |
| 1891 | 837 |
| 1901 | 742 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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, Princeville, Village 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 | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 427 |
| Number of males | 410 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 427 |
| POP M | 410 |
| POP TOT | 837 |
| Total population | 837 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 529 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 833 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 110 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 499 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,639 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,293 |
| Acres of hay crops | 690 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,835 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,474 |
| Acres of oats | 183 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 193 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,971 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,813 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 229 |
| BWT BU | 180 |
| HAY AC | 690 |
| HAY TONS | 621 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 15 |
| Number of chickens | 478 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 77 |
| Number of milk cows | 129 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 97 |
| Number of other cattle | 41 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 53 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| Number of swine | 55 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| OAT AC | 183 |
| OAT BU | 2,971 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 4,813 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 46 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 117 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,986 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 621 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 309 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,986 |
| CATTLE KS | 15 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 529 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 46 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 117 |
| FRN CA | 833 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 478 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 77 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 138 |
| MD MALE | 138 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| MILK COWS | 129 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 97 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 41 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 53 |
| SHEEP KS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 1,835 |
| SUP FOR | 1,639 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 499 |
| SUP SC | 1,293 |
| SUP TOT | 3,474 |
| SWINE | 55 |
| SWINE KS | 147 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 124 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 229 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038024— 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). "Princeville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/princeville-village-qc153011-1891/.