Somerset N, Quebec (1891 census)
Somerset N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.322°N, 71.685°W.
Population
In 1891, Somerset N had a population of 1,628: 793 male and 835 female residents. Population density was 37.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,398 |
| 1871 | 1,946 |
| 1881 | 1,674 |
| 1891 | 1,628 |
| 1901 | 1,420 |
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, Somerset N 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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 274 |
| Number of families | 274 |
| Number of females | 835 |
| Number of males | 793 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 247 |
| Number of married persons | 496 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 835 |
| POP M | 793 |
| POP TOT | 1,628 |
| Total population | 1,628 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,072 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,578 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 50 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 254 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 250 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 224 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,006 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,039 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,563 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,025 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,656 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,695 |
| Acres of oats | 1,593 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 234 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 434 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,183 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,441 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,113 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,697 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,065 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 487 |
| BWT BU | 1,183 |
| CRN BU | 64 |
| HAY AC | 3,025 |
| HAY TONS | 2,094 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 401 |
| Number of chickens | 2,219 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 194 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 263 |
| Number of milk cows | 817 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 199 |
| Number of other cattle | 499 |
| Number of other fowl | 55 |
| Number of oxen | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 742 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 556 |
| Number of swine | 240 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 375 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 1,593 |
| OAT BU | 24,441 |
| PEA BU | 1,113 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 24,697 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,290 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 527 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,425 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 73,513 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,094 |
| WHT AC | 234 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,065 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 90 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 73,513 |
| CATTLE KS | 401 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,290 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 552 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 520 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,072 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 527 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| FAMILIES | 274 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,425 |
| FRN CA | 1,578 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,219 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 263 |
| HOUSES | 254 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 224 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 250 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 249 |
| MD MALE | 247 |
| MD TOT | 496 |
| MILK COWS | 817 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 194 |
| OC TOT | 199 |
| OTHER FOWL | 55 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 499 |
| OTHERS | 50 |
| SHEEP | 742 |
| SHEEP KS | 556 |
| SUP AM | 10,656 |
| SUP FOR | 10,039 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 5,006 |
| SUP SC | 5,563 |
| SUP TOT | 20,695 |
| SWINE | 240 |
| SWINE KS | 375 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 254 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 487 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 137 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169016— 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). "Somerset N, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/somerset-n-qc168010-1891/.