Tingwick, Quebec (1891 census)
Tingwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.847°N, 71.940°W.
Population
In 1891, Tingwick had a population of 979: 508 male and 471 female residents. Population density was 28.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,227 |
| 1871 | 1,177 |
| 1881 | 1,346 |
| 1891 | 979 |
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 532 |
| 1921 | 472 |
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 Tingwick, 1881 (72.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tingwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 471 |
| Number of males | 508 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 346 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 471 |
| POP M | 508 |
| POP TOT | 979 |
| Total population | 979 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 606 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 394 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 585 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 151 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 151 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 148 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,211 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,139 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,546 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,063 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,798 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,937 |
| Acres of oats | 853 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 203 |
| BAR AC | 106 |
| BAR BU | 1,919 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,919 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,402 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 444 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,299 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,682 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,633 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,242 |
| BWT BU | 4,402 |
| CRN BU | 444 |
| HAY AC | 4,063 |
| HAY TONS | 3,299 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 491 |
| Number of chickens | 1,883 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 97 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 103 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 218 |
| Number of milk cows | 599 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 772 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 1,014 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 977 |
| Number of swine | 192 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 313 |
| Number of turkeys | 77 |
| OAT AC | 853 |
| OAT BU | 15,299 |
| PEA BU | 339 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 18,682 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 155,291 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 827 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,859 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,055 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,299 |
| WHT AC | 203 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,633 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,055 |
| CATTLE KS | 491 |
| CHEESE LB | 155,291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 606 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 827 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 103 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,859 |
| FRN CA | 394 |
| GEESE | 97 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,883 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 218 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 151 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 173 |
| MD TOT | 346 |
| MILK COWS | 599 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 154 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 772 |
| OTHERS | 585 |
| SHEEP | 1,014 |
| SHEEP KS | 977 |
| SUP AM | 10,798 |
| SUP FOR | 7,139 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 4,211 |
| SUP SC | 6,546 |
| SUP TOT | 17,937 |
| SWINE | 192 |
| SWINE KS | 313 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 152 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 4,242 |
| TURKEY | 77 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 126 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038018_1861— 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). "Tingwick, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/tingwick-qc153029-1891/.