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 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 density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,164 |
| 1871 | 1,174 |
| 1881 | 1,280 |
| 1891 | 788 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 798 |
| 1921 | 949 |
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.80 |
| FAM NO | 101 |
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 402 |
| Number of males | 386 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 108 |
| Number of married persons | 217 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 402 |
| POP M | 386 |
| POP TOT | 788 |
| Total population | 788 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 552 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 787 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 100 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 98 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,417 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,978 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,725 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,852 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,166 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,144 |
| Acres of oats | 1,078 |
| Acres of potatoes | 206 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 432 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 1,540 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,540 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 598 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,843 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 813 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,165 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,024 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 620 |
| BWT BU | 598 |
| HAY AC | 1,852 |
| HAY TONS | 2,079 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 181 |
| Number of chickens | 970 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 202 |
| Number of milk cows | 519 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 105 |
| Number of other cattle | 334 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 941 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 529 |
| Number of swine | 347 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 368 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 1,078 |
| OAT BU | 11,843 |
| PEA BU | 813 |
| POT AC | 206 |
| POT BU | 30,165 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,754 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,450 |
| RYE BU | 264 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,079 |
| WHT AC | 432 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,024 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,450 |
| CATTLE KS | 181 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 552 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,754 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.80 |
| FRN CA | 787 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 970 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 202 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 98 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 109 |
| MD MALE | 108 |
| MD TOT | 217 |
| MILK COWS | 519 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 94 |
| OC TOT | 105 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 334 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 941 |
| SHEEP KS | 529 |
| SUP AM | 9,166 |
| SUP FOR | 3,978 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 2,417 |
| SUP SC | 6,725 |
| SUP TOT | 13,144 |
| SWINE | 347 |
| SWINE KS | 368 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 100 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 620 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095024— 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-qc192010-1891/.