Spaulding & Risborough, Quebec (1891 census)
Spaulding & Risborough was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 188. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.698°N, 70.618°W.
Population
In 1891, Spaulding & Risborough had a population of 188: 110 male and 78 female residents. Population density was 0.9 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Ludger, Gayhurst & Risborough, 1901 (63.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Spaulding & Risborough shared boundaries with:
- Ditchfield
- Dorset
- Lac Mégantic vl
- NO DATA
- St. Samuel de Gayhurst
- St. Théophile
- Whitton & Ste. Cécile
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 134 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 43 |
| Number of families | 43 |
| Number of females | 78 |
| Number of males | 110 |
| Number of married females | 36 |
| Number of married males | 36 |
| Number of married persons | 72 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 78 |
| POP M | 110 |
| POP TOT | 188 |
| Total population | 188 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 40 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 73 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 113 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 179 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 40 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 40 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 40 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 276 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,572 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 602 |
| Acres of hay crops | 312 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 883 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,455 |
| Acres of oats | 65 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 829 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 723 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,445 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 131 |
| BWT BU | 829 |
| HAY AC | 312 |
| HAY TONS | 201 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 5 |
| Number of chickens | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 28 |
| Number of milk cows | 57 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 45 |
| Number of other cattle | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 102 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| OAT AC | 65 |
| OAT BU | 723 |
| PEA BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,445 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 305 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,265 |
| RYE BU | 97 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 201 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,265 |
| CATTLE KS | 5 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 113 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 305 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 43 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 179 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 185 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 28 |
| HOUSES | 40 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 40 |
| MD FEM | 36 |
| MD MALE | 36 |
| MD TOT | 72 |
| MILK COWS | 57 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC P | 45 |
| OC TOT | 45 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 32 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 102 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 883 |
| SUP FOR | 6,572 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 276 |
| SUP SC | 602 |
| SUP TOT | 7,455 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 40 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 131 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139026— 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). "Spaulding & Risborough, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/spaulding-risborough-qc139026-1891/.