Sweetsburg, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Sweetsburg, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 303. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.208°N, 72.719°W.
Population
In 1891, Sweetsburg, Village had a population of 303: 156 male and 147 female residents. Population density was 305.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 303 |
| 1901 | 255 |
| 1911 | 305 |
| 1921 | 270 |
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 Dunham, 1881 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sweetsburg, Village 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 |
| FAM NO | 61 |
| Number of families | 61 |
| Number of females | 147 |
| Number of males | 156 |
| Number of married females | 58 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 116 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 147 |
| POP M | 156 |
| POP TOT | 303 |
| Total population | 303 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 79 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 96 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 175 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 68 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 235 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 61 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 8 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 61 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 436 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 325 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 721 |
| Acres of hay crops | 576 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,206 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,531 |
| Acres of oats | 61 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 217 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 721 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,016 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,888 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 721 |
| HAY AC | 576 |
| HAY TONS | 624 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 187 |
| Number of chickens | 418 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 111 |
| Number of milk cows | 168 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 55 |
| Number of other cattle | 72 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 27 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 150 |
| Number of swine | 65 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 162 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 61 |
| OAT BU | 1,016 |
| PEA BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,888 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,890 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 624 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT FALL BU | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 132 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,890 |
| CATTLE KS | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 79 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 96 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 175 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 180 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 61 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 68 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 418 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 111 |
| HOUSES | 61 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES W | 29 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 58 |
| MD MALE | 58 |
| MD TOT | 116 |
| MILK COWS | 168 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 34 |
| OC TOT | 55 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 72 |
| OTHERS | 235 |
| SHEEP | 27 |
| SHEEP KS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 1,206 |
| SUP FOR | 325 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 436 |
| SUP SC | 721 |
| SUP TOT | 1,531 |
| SWINE | 65 |
| SWINE KS | 162 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 61 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 382 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072020— 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). "Sweetsburg, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sweetsburg-village-qc169017-1891/.