Quyon, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Quyon, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 668. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.526°N, 76.241°W.
Population
In 1891, Quyon, Village had a population of 668: 347 male and 321 female residents. Population density was 227.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 668 |
| 1901 | 682 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 787 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Quyon (Village), Onslow S, 1881 (5.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Quyon, 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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 112 |
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 321 |
| Number of males | 347 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 197 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 321 |
| POP M | 347 |
| POP TOT | 668 |
| Total population | 668 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 240 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 435 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 173 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 495 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 111 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 106 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 88 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 512 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 382 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,142 |
| Acres of hay crops | 293 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,676 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,058 |
| Acres of oats | 192 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 163 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,030 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,085 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,324 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,618 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 740 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 293 |
| HAY TONS | 289 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 56 |
| Number of chickens | 885 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 89 |
| Number of milk cows | 128 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 114 |
| Number of other cattle | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 60 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 62 |
| Number of swine | 127 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 136 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 192 |
| OAT BU | 3,030 |
| PEA BU | 2,085 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 1,324 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 264 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,878 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 289 |
| WHT AC | 163 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,618 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,878 |
| CATTLE KS | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 435 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 264 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 173 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 885 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 89 |
| HOUSES | 111 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 88 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 106 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 99 |
| MD MALE | 98 |
| MD TOT | 197 |
| MILK COWS | 128 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 76 |
| OC TOT | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 83 |
| OTHERS | 495 |
| SHEEP | 60 |
| SHEEP KS | 62 |
| SUP AM | 1,676 |
| SUP FOR | 382 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 512 |
| SUP SC | 1,142 |
| SUP TOT | 2,058 |
| SWINE | 127 |
| SWINE KS | 136 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 112 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 740 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079028— 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). "Quyon, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/quyon-village-qc177019-1891/.