Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1891 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.349°N, 75.142°W.
Population
In 1891, Unorganized Territory had a population of 1,278: 657 male and 621 female residents. Population density was 1.8 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1881 (33.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained La Minerve, 1901 (9.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montigny, 1901 (13.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Loranger, 1901 (11.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Turgeon, 1901 (10.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
- Bigelow, Wells, Blake & McGill
- Bouthillier, Kiamika & Campbell
- Clyde & Joly
- Labelle
- Lathbury & Bidwell
- Marchand
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Preston & Addington
- Wabasee & Dudley
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.70 |
| FAM NO | 347 |
| Number of families | 347 |
| Number of females | 621 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 331 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 621 |
| POP M | 657 |
| POP TOT | 1,278 |
| Total population | 1,278 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 942 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 247 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,031 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 313 |
| Number of houses | 31 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 344 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 368 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,345 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,453 |
| Acres of hay crops | 617 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,846 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,191 |
| Acres of oats | 179 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 321 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,319 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,595 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,585 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 1,938 |
| CRN BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 617 |
| HAY TONS | 652 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 12 |
| Number of chickens | 616 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 46 |
| Number of milk cows | 120 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 46 |
| Number of other cattle | 115 |
| Number of oxen | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 120 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 16 |
| Number of swine | 83 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 179 |
| OAT BU | 2,319 |
| PEA BU | 605 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,595 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 447 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,785 |
| RYE BU | 113 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 652 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 146 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 12 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 455 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 487 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 942 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 447 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 347 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.70 |
| FRN CA | 247 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 616 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 46 |
| HOUSES | 31 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 31 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 166 |
| MD TOT | 331 |
| MILK COWS | 120 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 38 |
| OC TOT | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 115 |
| OTHERS | 1,031 |
| SHEEP | 120 |
| SHEEP KS | 16 |
| SUP AM | 1,846 |
| SUP FOR | 12,345 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 368 |
| SUP SC | 1,453 |
| SUP TOT | 14,191 |
| SWINE | 83 |
| SWINE KS | 82 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 344 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 5,585 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 313 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176046— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176046— 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-qc176046-1891/.