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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7273058. 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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 668 total population, 347 males, 321 females, 197 married persons, 112 families, 99 married females, 98 married males, 36 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 435 single persons under 18, 240 single males under 18, 195 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 495 persons who are not French Canadian, 173 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 112 occupied houses, 111 houses, 106 houses built of wood, 88 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,878 pounds of homemade butter, 3,030 bushels of oats, 2,085 bushels of peas, 2,058 acres of land in farms, 1,676 acres of improved land in farms, 1,618 bushels of spring wheat, 1,324 bushels of potatoes, 1,142 acres of farmland under crops, 885 chickens, 740 bushels of turnips, 512 acres of farmland in pasture, 382 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 293 acres of hay crops, 289 tons of hay, 264 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 192 acres of oats, 163 acres of wheat, 150 bushels of barley, 136 swine slaughtered or sold, 128 milk cows, 127 swine, 114 occupants of farms, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 horses aged over 3 years, 83 other cattle, 76 farm occupants who own their land, 62 sheep slaughtered or sold, 60 sheep, 56 cattle killed or sold, 38 bushels of corn, 38 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 acres of potatoes, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 bushels of beans, 14 turkeys, 11 geese, 10 bushels of rye, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 acres of barley, 7 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 ducks, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q7273058
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quyon
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quyon
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/.