Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.813°N, 71.224°W.
Population
In 1891, Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier had a population of 8,525: 3,978 male and 4,547 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 8,922 |
| 1881 | 8,313 |
| 1891 | 8,525 |
| 1901 | 8,866 |
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, Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier
- St. Roch, South —Sud
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 8,525 total population, 4,547 females, 3,978 males, 2,800 married persons, 1,739 families, 1,401 married females, 1,399 married males, 464 widowed persons, 337 widowed females, 127 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,261 single persons under 18, 2,809 single females under 18, 2,452 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 7,821 French Canadians, 704 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 991 houses, 991 occupied houses, 495 houses built of wood, 494 houses of 2 stories, 470 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 391 houses built of brick, 380 houses of 1 story, 171 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 128 houses of 4 rooms, 110 houses of 3 stories, 106 houses of 5 rooms, 105 houses built of stone, 63 houses of over 15 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,000 sheep slaughtered or sold, 897 acres of land in farms, 775 chickens, 680 swine slaughtered or sold, 493 acres of improved land in farms, 404 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 343 horses aged over 3 years, 273 acres of farmland in pasture, 205 acres of farmland under crops, 200 bushels of barley, 200 bushels of oats, 159 cattle killed or sold, 106 other fowl, 100 acres of hay crops, 96 tons of hay, 82 bushels of potatoes, 44 milk cows, 32 farm occupants who own their land, 32 occupants of farms, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 geese, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 ducks, 16 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 acres of oats, 12 acres of barley, 8 swine, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 sheep, 3 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of peas, 2 other cattle, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 acres of potatoes, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183001— 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). "Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-jacques-cartier-ward-quartier-qc179004-1891/.