St. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Fortunat de Wolfestown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.964°N, 71.604°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Fortunat de Wolfestown had a population of 1,024: 525 male and 499 female residents. Population density was 33.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 842 |
| 1891 | 1,024 |
| 1901 | 866 |
| 1911 | 1,042 |
| 1921 | 908 |
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. Fortunat de Wolfestown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 499 |
| Number of males | 525 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of married persons | 335 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 499 |
| POP M | 525 |
| POP TOT | 1,024 |
| Total population | 1,024 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 666 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 993 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 31 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 52 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 155 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,473 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,930 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,322 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,344 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,843 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,773 |
| Acres of oats | 555 |
| Acres of potatoes | 110 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 63 |
| BAR BU | 629 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 629 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,385 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,624 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,810 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 577 |
| BWT BU | 5,385 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 3,344 |
| HAY TONS | 1,789 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 372 |
| Number of chickens | 1,024 |
| Number of ducks | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 127 |
| Number of milk cows | 511 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 160 |
| Number of other cattle | 401 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 1,216 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 810 |
| Number of swine | 181 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 281 |
| OAT AC | 555 |
| OAT BU | 6,624 |
| PEA BU | 43 |
| POT AC | 110 |
| POT BU | 8,810 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,652 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 126 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 372 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 666 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,652 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| DUCKS | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 993 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,024 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 127 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 155 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 168 |
| MD TOT | 335 |
| MILK COWS | 511 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 155 |
| OC TOT | 160 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 401 |
| OTHERS | 31 |
| SHEEP | 1,216 |
| SHEEP KS | 810 |
| SUP AM | 6,843 |
| SUP FOR | 6,930 |
| SUP JV | 48 |
| SUP PAT | 2,473 |
| SUP SC | 4,322 |
| SUP TOT | 13,773 |
| SWINE | 181 |
| SWINE KS | 281 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 161 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 577 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 141 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099009— 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). "St. Fortunat de Wolfestown, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fortunat-de-wolfestown-qc182016-1891/.