St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.), Quebec (1891 census)
St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.217°N, 70.496°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.) had a population of 674: 369 male and 305 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 674 |
| 1901 | 958 |
| 1911 | 1,528 |
| 1921 | 2,022 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in Watford, Metgermette, 1881 (34.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.), 1901 (80.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.) shared boundaries with:
- St. Côme de Kennebec
- St. François
- St. George
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Zacharie de Metgermette
- Ste. Rose de Watford
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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 305 |
| Number of males | 369 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 213 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 305 |
| POP M | 369 |
| POP TOT | 674 |
| Total population | 674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 451 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 669 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 120 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 109 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,453 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,525 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,067 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,298 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,534 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,059 |
| Acres of oats | 337 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR AC | 79 |
| BAR BU | 1,181 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,181 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 249 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,714 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 483 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,937 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 706 |
| BWT BU | 249 |
| HAY AC | 1,298 |
| HAY TONS | 868 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 30 |
| Number of chickens | 951 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 92 |
| Number of milk cows | 206 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 143 |
| Number of other cattle | 151 |
| Number of oxen | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 645 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of swine | 71 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 92 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 337 |
| OAT BU | 4,714 |
| PEA BU | 483 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 6,937 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 299 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,459 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,485 |
| RYE BU | 116 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 868 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 341 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,485 |
| CATTLE KS | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 451 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 299 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,459 |
| FRN CA | 669 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 951 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 92 |
| HOUSES | 120 |
| HOUSES CON | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 107 |
| MD TOT | 213 |
| MILK COWS | 206 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 143 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 151 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 645 |
| SHEEP KS | 246 |
| SUP AM | 3,534 |
| SUP FOR | 14,525 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 1,453 |
| SUP SC | 2,067 |
| SUP TOT | 13,059 |
| SWINE | 71 |
| SWINE KS | 92 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 120 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 706 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053019— 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. Prosper (Watford W.-O.), Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prosper-watford-w-o-qc152013-1891/.