Ripon, Quebec (1891 census)
Ripon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.795°N, 75.147°W.
Population
In 1891, Ripon had a population of 1,557: 796 male and 761 female residents. Population density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 609 |
| 1871 | 1,409 |
| 1881 | 1,602 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,827 |
| 1911 | 1,820 |
| 1921 | 1,582 |
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, Ripon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 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 | 264 |
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 761 |
| Number of males | 796 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 235 |
| Number of married persons | 471 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 761 |
| POP M | 796 |
| POP TOT | 1,557 |
| Total population | 1,557 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,056 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,550 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 255 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 255 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 201 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,811 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,695 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,205 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,039 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,083 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,778 |
| Acres of oats | 2,296 |
| Acres of potatoes | 194 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 448 |
| BAR AC | 179 |
| BAR BU | 2,178 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,178 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,531 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,204 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,310 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,568 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,275 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,298 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| BWT BU | 2,531 |
| CRN BU | 397 |
| HAY AC | 3,039 |
| HAY TONS | 2,477 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 147 |
| Number of chickens | 5,158 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 117 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 408 |
| Number of milk cows | 640 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 246 |
| Number of other cattle | 595 |
| Number of other fowl | 209 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 1,459 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 526 |
| Number of swine | 951 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 492 |
| Number of turkeys | 210 |
| OAT AC | 2,296 |
| OAT BU | 31,204 |
| PEA BU | 4,310 |
| POT AC | 194 |
| POT BU | 18,568 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,903 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,995 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,477 |
| WHT AC | 448 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,275 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 124 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,995 |
| CATTLE KS | 147 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 509 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 547 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,056 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,903 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 117 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 1,550 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| GRA BU | 125 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,158 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 408 |
| HOUSES | 255 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 92 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 255 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 236 |
| MD MALE | 235 |
| MD TOT | 471 |
| MILK COWS | 640 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 241 |
| OC TOT | 246 |
| OTHER FOWL | 209 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 595 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 1,459 |
| SHEEP KS | 526 |
| SUP AM | 10,083 |
| SUP FOR | 14,695 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 2,811 |
| SUP SC | 7,205 |
| SUP TOT | 24,778 |
| SWINE | 951 |
| SWINE KS | 492 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 256 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,298 |
| TURKEY | 210 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176038— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062045— 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). "Ripon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ripon-qc176038-1891/.