Tessier, Quebec (1891 census)
Tessier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.763°N, 67.436°W.
Population
In 1891, Tessier had a population of 551: 283 male and 268 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 was contained in Matane, 1881 (44.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tessier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 268 |
| Number of males | 283 |
| Number of married females | 86 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 172 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 268 |
| POP M | 283 |
| POP TOT | 551 |
| Total population | 551 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 367 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 551 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 71 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 71 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,946 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,361 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,338 |
| Acres of hay crops | 537 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,284 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,645 |
| Acres of oats | 349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 273 |
| BAR AC | 116 |
| BAR BU | 1,239 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,239 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,851 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,148 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,421 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,912 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 146 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 537 |
| HAY TONS | 296 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 69 |
| Number of chickens | 467 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 89 |
| Number of milk cows | 174 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 99 |
| Number of other cattle | 102 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 359 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 154 |
| Number of swine | 143 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 132 |
| OAT AC | 349 |
| OAT BU | 3,851 |
| PEA BU | 1,148 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 4,421 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 260 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 947 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,585 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 296 |
| WHT AC | 273 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,912 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,585 |
| CATTLE KS | 69 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 367 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 260 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 947 |
| FRN CA | 551 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 467 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 89 |
| HOUSES | 71 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 86 |
| MD MALE | 86 |
| MD TOT | 172 |
| MILK COWS | 174 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 99 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 102 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 359 |
| SHEEP KS | 154 |
| SUP AM | 4,284 |
| SUP FOR | 5,361 |
| SUP PAT | 1,946 |
| SUP SC | 2,338 |
| SUP TOT | 9,645 |
| SWINE | 143 |
| SWINE KS | 132 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 71 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 146 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183033— 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). "Tessier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/tessier-qc183033-1891/.