St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,523. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.609°N, 68.023°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais had a population of 2,523: 1,284 male and 1,239 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Métis, 1881 (6.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Octave, 1881 (93.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Octave de Métis, 1901 (93.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,523 total population, 1,284 males, 1,239 females, 750 married persons, 456 families, 376 married females, 374 married males, 79 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,694 single persons under 18, 889 single males under 18, 805 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,148 French Canadians, 375 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 371 houses, 371 occupied houses, 370 houses built of wood, 190 houses of 2 stories, 152 houses of 1 story, 102 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses of 2 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 63 houses of 3 rooms, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 48 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 3 stories, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,924 bushels of potatoes, 54,970 pounds of homemade butter, 41,442 acres of land in farms, 27,639 bushels of oats, 23,428 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,014 acres of improved land in farms, 14,137 bushels of spring wheat, 9,687 acres of farmland under crops, 8,317 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,258 acres of hay crops, 3,670 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,665 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,329 bushels of peas, 3,232 chickens, 3,023 bushels of barley, 2,802 tons of hay, 2,415 acres of oats, 2,219 sheep, 1,610 acres of wheat, 1,207 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,093 milk cows, 1,062 swine, 858 swine slaughtered or sold, 613 other cattle, 549 bushels of turnips, 524 horses aged over 3 years, 429 acres of potatoes, 395 cattle killed or sold, 377 occupants of farms, 347 farm occupants who own their land, 289 bushels of rye, 248 acres of barley, 145 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 96 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 94 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 93 geese, 63 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 oxen, 30 other fowl, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 ducks, 24 bushels of winter wheat, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 bushels of buckwheat, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 turkeys, 4 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183028— 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. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-octave-de-m-tis-village-des-ecossais-qc183028-1891/.