Restigouche, Quebec (1891 census)
Restigouche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 579. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.057°N, 66.920°W.
Population
In 1891, Restigouche had a population of 579: 302 male and 277 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 505 |
| 1861 | 521 |
| 1871 | 575 |
| 1891 | 579 |
| 1901 | 922 |
| 1911 | 713 |
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, Restigouche shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 579 total population, 302 males, 277 females, 145 married persons, 87 families, 73 married females, 72 married males, 22 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 412 single persons under 18, 222 single males under 18, 190 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 503 persons who are not French Canadian, 76 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 83 occupied houses, 81 houses, 81 houses built of wood, 58 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,330 acres of land in farms, 16,551 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,803 pounds of homemade butter, 11,981 bushels of potatoes, 7,606 bushels of oats, 2,779 acres of improved land in farms, 2,515 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,812 bushels of turnips, 1,749 chickens, 1,669 acres of farmland under crops, 1,409 tons of hay, 1,098 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,054 bushels of buckwheat, 1,043 acres of hay crops, 817 sheep, 393 other cattle, 366 acres of oats, 363 bushels of barley, 329 sheep slaughtered or sold, 259 milk cows, 247 geese, 237 bushels of spring wheat, 190 swine, 125 cattle killed or sold, 112 swine slaughtered or sold, 93 acres of potatoes, 87 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 86 occupants of farms, 85 horses aged over 3 years, 76 farm occupants who own their land, 45 ducks, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 bushels of rye, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 turkeys, 24 acres of barley, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 acres of wheat, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of beans, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 bushels of peas, 12 other fowl, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 oxen, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 employees on farms, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC148015— 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). "Restigouche, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/restigouche-qc143019-1891/.