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 density was 15.0 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 216 |
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of females | 656 |
| Number of males | 649 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 656 |
| POP M | 649 |
| POP TOT | 1,305 |
| Total population | 1,305 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 875 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,172 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 133 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 183 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 194 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,347 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,542 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,651 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,260 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,072 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,614 |
| Acres of oats | 964 |
| Acres of potatoes | 315 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 212 |
| BAR AC | 194 |
| BAR BU | 2,818 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,818 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,532 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,568 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 463 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,577 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,826 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,117 |
| BWT BU | 1,532 |
| CRN BU | 62 |
| HAY AC | 1,260 |
| HAY TONS | 1,372 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 3,251 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 195 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 157 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 220 |
| Number of milk cows | 374 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 196 |
| Number of other cattle | 283 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 876 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 263 |
| Number of swine | 557 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 537 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 964 |
| OAT BU | 21,568 |
| PEA BU | 463 |
| POT AC | 315 |
| POT BU | 48,577 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,704 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,133 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,024 |
| RYE BU | 221 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,372 |
| WHT AC | 212 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,826 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 146 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,024 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 434 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 441 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 875 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,704 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 216 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,133 |
| FRN CA | 1,172 |
| GEESE | 157 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,251 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 220 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 183 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 199 |
| MD MALE | 200 |
| MD TOT | 399 |
| MILK COWS | 374 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 195 |
| OC TOT | 196 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 283 |
| OTHERS | 133 |
| SHEEP | 876 |
| SHEEP KS | 263 |
| SUP AM | 7,072 |
| SUP FOR | 16,542 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 1,347 |
| SUP SC | 5,651 |
| SUP TOT | 23,614 |
| SWINE | 557 |
| SWINE KS | 537 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 4,117 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
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/.