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 788. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.818°N, 69.514°W.
Population
In 1891, Rivière du Loup had a population of 788: 386 male and 402 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 788 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 798 |
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 (94.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rivière du Loup shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 788 total population, 402 females, 386 males, 217 married persons, 109 married females, 108 married males, 101 families, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 7.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 282 single females under 18, 270 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 787 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 100 houses, 100 occupied houses, 98 houses built of wood, 92 houses of 1 story, 40 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,450 pounds of homemade butter, 30,165 bushels of potatoes, 13,144 acres of land in farms, 11,843 bushels of oats, 9,166 acres of improved land in farms, 6,725 acres of farmland under crops, 3,978 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,024 bushels of spring wheat, 2,754 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,417 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,079 tons of hay, 1,852 acres of hay crops, 1,540 bushels of barley, 1,078 acres of oats, 970 chickens, 941 sheep, 813 bushels of peas, 620 bushels of turnips, 598 bushels of buckwheat, 529 sheep slaughtered or sold, 519 milk cows, 432 acres of wheat, 368 swine slaughtered or sold, 347 swine, 334 other cattle, 264 bushels of rye, 206 acres of potatoes, 202 horses aged over 3 years, 181 cattle killed or sold, 113 acres of barley, 105 occupants of farms, 94 farm occupants who own their land, 58 geese, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 oxen, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 ducks, 7 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142024
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Loup
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Loup
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-qc192010-1891/.