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 density was 4.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 505 |
| 1861 | 521 |
| 1871 | 575 |
| 1881 | 339 |
| 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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 87 |
| Number of families | 87 |
| Number of females | 277 |
| Number of males | 302 |
| Number of married females | 73 |
| Number of married males | 72 |
| Number of married persons | 145 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 277 |
| POP M | 302 |
| POP TOT | 579 |
| Total population | 579 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 412 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 76 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 503 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 83 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,098 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,551 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,669 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,043 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,779 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,330 |
| Acres of oats | 366 |
| Acres of potatoes | 93 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 363 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,054 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,606 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,981 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,812 |
| BWT BU | 1,054 |
| HAY AC | 1,043 |
| HAY TONS | 1,409 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 125 |
| Number of chickens | 1,749 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 247 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 85 |
| Number of milk cows | 259 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 86 |
| Number of other cattle | 393 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 817 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 329 |
| Number of swine | 190 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 112 |
| Number of turkeys | 30 |
| OAT AC | 366 |
| OAT BU | 7,606 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 93 |
| POT BU | 11,981 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 87 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,515 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,803 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,409 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 237 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,803 |
| CATTLE KS | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 412 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 87 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 87 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,515 |
| FRN CA | 76 |
| GEESE | 247 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,749 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 85 |
| HOUSES | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 81 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 73 |
| MD MALE | 72 |
| MD TOT | 145 |
| MILK COWS | 259 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 76 |
| OC TOT | 86 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 393 |
| OTHERS | 503 |
| SHEEP | 817 |
| SHEEP KS | 329 |
| SUP AM | 2,779 |
| SUP FOR | 16,551 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 1,098 |
| SUP SC | 1,669 |
| SUP TOT | 19,330 |
| SWINE | 190 |
| SWINE KS | 112 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 83 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,812 |
| TURKEY | 30 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
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/.