St. Charles de Caplan, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Charles de Caplan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,305. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.162°N, 65.650°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Charles de Caplan had a population of 1,305: 649 male and 656 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,069 |
| 1891 | 1,305 |
| 1901 | 1,990 |
| 1911 | 1,756 |
| 1921 | 1,646 |
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, St. Charles de Caplan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,305 total population, 656 females, 649 males, 399 married persons, 216 families, 200 married males, 199 married females, 31 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 875 single persons under 18, 441 single males under 18, 434 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,172 French Canadians, 133 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 183 houses, 183 houses built of wood, 183 occupied houses, 140 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 2 stories, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 48,577 bushels of potatoes, 26,024 pounds of homemade butter, 23,614 acres of land in farms, 21,568 bushels of oats, 16,542 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,072 acres of improved land in farms, 5,651 acres of farmland under crops, 4,117 bushels of turnips, 3,251 chickens, 2,826 bushels of spring wheat, 2,818 bushels of barley, 1,704 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,532 bushels of buckwheat, 1,372 tons of hay, 1,347 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,260 acres of hay crops, 1,133 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 964 acres of oats, 876 sheep, 557 swine, 537 swine slaughtered or sold, 463 bushels of peas, 374 milk cows, 315 acres of potatoes, 283 other cattle, 263 sheep slaughtered or sold, 221 bushels of rye, 220 horses aged over 3 years, 212 acres of wheat, 196 occupants of farms, 195 farm occupants who own their land, 194 acres of barley, 157 geese, 146 bushels of beans, 120 cattle killed or sold, 79 oxen, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 bushels of corn, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 other fowl, 18 ducks, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 turkeys, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815622
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). "St. Charles de Caplan, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-de-caplan-qc143020-1891/.