Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1891 census)
Rivière Ouelle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,972. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.447°N, 69.992°W.
Population
In 1891, Rivière Ouelle had a population of 1,972: 999 male and 973 female residents. Population density was 83.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,505 |
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,060 |
| 1891 | 1,972 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,608 |
| 1921 | 1,405 |
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, Rivière Ouelle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 313 |
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 973 |
| Number of males | 999 |
| Number of married females | 298 |
| Number of married males | 298 |
| Number of married persons | 596 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 973 |
| POP M | 999 |
| POP TOT | 1,972 |
| Total population | 1,972 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,315 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,970 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 292 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 287 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,339 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,604 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,441 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,376 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,843 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,447 |
| Acres of oats | 1,387 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 709 |
| BAR AC | 131 |
| BAR BU | 1,425 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,425 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,356 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,258 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,895 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,406 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,533 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,320 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 2,376 |
| HAY TONS | 2,983 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 206 |
| Number of chickens | 1,779 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 196 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 197 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 79 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 339 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,022 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 203 |
| Number of other cattle | 510 |
| Number of other fowl | 93 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 1,728 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 742 |
| Number of swine | 602 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 575 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 1,387 |
| OAT BU | 14,356 |
| PEA BU | 2,258 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 15,895 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 265 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,695 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,275 |
| RYE BU | 1,406 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,983 |
| WHT AC | 709 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,533 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,275 |
| CATTLE KS | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 634 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 681 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,315 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 265 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 79 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 313 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,695 |
| FRN CA | 1,970 |
| GEESE | 197 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,779 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 339 |
| HOUSES | 292 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 287 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 298 |
| MD MALE | 298 |
| MD TOT | 596 |
| MILK COWS | 1,022 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 196 |
| OC TOT | 203 |
| OTHER FOWL | 93 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 510 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,728 |
| SHEEP KS | 742 |
| SUP AM | 11,843 |
| SUP FOR | 3,604 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 6,339 |
| SUP SC | 5,441 |
| SUP TOT | 15,447 |
| SWINE | 602 |
| SWINE KS | 575 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 292 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 1,320 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061002— 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 Ouelle, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-ouelle-qc160003-1891/.