Rivière du Loup, Quebec (1891 census)
Rivière du Loup was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.256°N, 72.944°W.
Population
In 1891, Rivière du Loup had a population of 2,099: 1,099 male and 1,000 female residents. Population density was 85.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,048 |
| 1861 | 2,980 |
| 1871 | 2,925 |
| 1881 | 1,863 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1901 | 1,249 |
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 Rivière du Loup, 1881 (85.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rivière du Loup shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 350 |
| Number of families | 350 |
| Number of females | 1,000 |
| Number of males | 1,099 |
| Number of married females | 322 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of married persons | 652 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 1,000 |
| POP M | 1,099 |
| POP TOT | 2,099 |
| Total population | 2,099 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 741 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,380 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,097 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 304 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 282 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 168 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 133 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 166 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 304 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 217 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 155 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,688 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,713 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,441 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,326 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,284 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,997 |
| Acres of oats | 3,033 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 465 |
| BAR AC | 217 |
| BAR BU | 4,142 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,142 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 496 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,321 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,488 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,342 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,484 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,139 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,593 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,871 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 12,321 |
| CRN BU | 4,488 |
| HAY AC | 6,326 |
| HAY TONS | 9,679 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 248 |
| Number of chickens | 9,601 |
| Number of ducks | 1,113 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 220 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 601 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 112 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 469 |
| Number of milk cows | 886 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 308 |
| Number of other cattle | 614 |
| Number of other fowl | 199 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 150 |
| Number of sheep | 2,742 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,325 |
| Number of swine | 1,413 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 741 |
| Number of turkeys | 419 |
| OAT AC | 3,033 |
| OAT BU | 46,342 |
| PEA BU | 5,484 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 18,139 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,917 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,361 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,462 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,679 |
| WHT AC | 465 |
| WHT FALL BU | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,593 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 496 |
| BUTTER LB | 91,462 |
| CATTLE KS | 248 |
| CHEESE LB | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 639 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 741 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,380 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,917 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 112 |
| DUCKS | 1,113 |
| FAMILIES | 350 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,361 |
| FRN CA | 2,097 |
| GEESE | 601 |
| GRA BU | 632 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,601 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 469 |
| HOUSES | 304 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 166 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 282 |
| INF 11 A | 150 |
| MD FEM | 322 |
| MD MALE | 330 |
| MD TOT | 652 |
| MILK COWS | 886 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 85 |
| OC P | 220 |
| OC TOT | 308 |
| OTHER FOWL | 199 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 614 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 2,742 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,325 |
| SUP AM | 16,284 |
| SUP FOR | 25,713 |
| SUP JV | 155 |
| SUP PAT | 3,688 |
| SUP SC | 12,441 |
| SUP TOT | 41,997 |
| SWINE | 1,413 |
| SWINE KS | 741 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 304 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 9,871 |
| TURKEY | 419 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168004— 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). "Rivière du Loup, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-du-loup-qc167004-1891/.