Somerset S, Quebec (1891 census)
Somerset S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.248°N, 71.751°W.
Population
In 1891, Somerset S had a population of 1,482: 709 male and 773 female residents. Population density was 26.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,682 |
| 1881 | 1,449 |
| 1891 | 1,482 |
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 S 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 | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 232 |
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 773 |
| Number of males | 709 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 237 |
| Number of married persons | 473 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 773 |
| POP M | 709 |
| POP TOT | 1,482 |
| Total population | 1,482 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 975 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,480 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 224 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 226 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 78 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,383 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,326 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,852 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,463 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,365 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,691 |
| Acres of oats | 2,598 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 393 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 472 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 472 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,682 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,279 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 648 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,099 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,814 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 207 |
| BWT BU | 1,682 |
| CRN BU | 79 |
| HAY AC | 4,463 |
| HAY TONS | 2,782 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 281 |
| Number of chickens | 2,688 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 204 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 105 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 293 |
| Number of milk cows | 963 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 210 |
| Number of other cattle | 753 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,209 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 919 |
| Number of swine | 373 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 242 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 2,598 |
| OAT BU | 30,279 |
| PEA BU | 648 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 19,099 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,421 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 188 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,825 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,782 |
| WHT AC | 393 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,814 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 81 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,825 |
| CATTLE KS | 281 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 519 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 456 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 975 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,421 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 105 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 188 |
| FRN CA | 1,480 |
| GEESE | 103 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,688 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 293 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 55 |
| HOUSES W | 224 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 236 |
| MD MALE | 237 |
| MD TOT | 473 |
| MILK COWS | 963 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 204 |
| OC TOT | 210 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 753 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,209 |
| SHEEP KS | 919 |
| SUP AM | 15,365 |
| SUP FOR | 11,326 |
| SUP JV | 130 |
| SUP PAT | 5,383 |
| SUP SC | 9,852 |
| SUP TOT | 26,691 |
| SWINE | 373 |
| SWINE KS | 242 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 226 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 207 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 131 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168011_1871— 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 S, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/somerset-s-qc168011-1891/.