Tingwick, Quebec (1891 census)
Tingwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 979. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138056910. 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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 979 total population, 508 males, 471 females, 346 married persons, 173 married females, 173 married males, 172 families, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 606 single persons under 18, 324 single males under 18, 282 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 585 persons who are not French Canadian, 394 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 152 occupied houses, 151 houses, 151 houses built of wood, 148 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 32 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 155,291 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 41,055 pounds of homemade butter, 18,682 bushels of potatoes, 17,937 acres of land in farms, 15,299 bushels of oats, 10,798 acres of improved land in farms, 7,139 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,546 acres of farmland under crops, 4,402 bushels of buckwheat, 4,242 bushels of turnips, 4,211 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,063 acres of hay crops, 3,859 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,299 tons of hay, 2,633 bushels of spring wheat, 1,919 bushels of barley, 1,883 chickens, 1,014 sheep, 977 sheep slaughtered or sold, 853 acres of oats, 827 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 772 other cattle, 599 milk cows, 491 cattle killed or sold, 444 bushels of corn, 339 bushels of peas, 313 swine slaughtered or sold, 218 horses aged over 3 years, 203 acres of wheat, 192 swine, 155 occupants of farms, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 126 acres of potatoes, 126 oxen, 114 bushels of beans, 106 acres of barley, 103 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 geese, 77 turkeys, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 ducks, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of rye, 7 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038018_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138056910
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/.