Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1891 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.151°N, 72.782°W.
Population
In 1891, Unorganized Territory had a population of 1,234: 667 male and 567 female residents. Population density was 2.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 |
| 1891 | 1,234 |
| 1901 | 884 |
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 Unorganized Territory, 1881 (88.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 567 |
| Number of males | 667 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 218 |
| Number of married persons | 436 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 567 |
| POP M | 667 |
| POP TOT | 1,234 |
| Total population | 1,234 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 438 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 782 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 496 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 738 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 145 |
| Number of houses | 111 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 110 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 481 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,334 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,114 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,124 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,602 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,936 |
| Acres of oats | 674 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 429 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 429 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,964 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,589 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,338 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,283 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 843 |
| BWT BU | 1,964 |
| CRN BU | 139 |
| HAY AC | 1,124 |
| HAY TONS | 1,035 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 67 |
| Number of chickens | 1,586 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 125 |
| Number of milk cows | 234 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 257 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 375 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 105 |
| Number of swine | 224 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 63 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 674 |
| OAT BU | 9,589 |
| PEA BU | 1,338 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 9,283 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 428 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 403 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,323 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 155 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,323 |
| CATTLE KS | 67 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 438 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 782 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 428 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 256 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 403 |
| FRN CA | 496 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,586 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 125 |
| HOUSES | 111 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 218 |
| MD MALE | 218 |
| MD TOT | 436 |
| MILK COWS | 234 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 15 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 105 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 257 |
| OTHERS | 738 |
| SHEEP | 375 |
| SHEEP KS | 105 |
| SUP AM | 4,602 |
| SUP FOR | 17,334 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 481 |
| SUP SC | 4,114 |
| SUP TOT | 21,936 |
| SWINE | 224 |
| SWINE KS | 63 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 256 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 843 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 145 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC146022— 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). "Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/unorganized-territory-qc146018-1891/.