Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1891 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.384°N, 77.168°W.
Population
In 1891, Unorganized Territory had a population of 1,551: 825 male and 726 female residents. Population density was 4.3 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Unorganized territory—Territoire non-organisé, 1901 (71.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Timiskaming, 1901 (29.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 298 |
| Number of families | 298 |
| Number of females | 726 |
| Number of males | 825 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 515 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 726 |
| POP M | 825 |
| POP TOT | 1,551 |
| Total population | 1,551 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 989 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 637 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 914 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 149 |
| Number of houses | 130 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 130 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 46 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 84 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,689 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,907 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,542 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,382 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,264 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,171 |
| Acres of oats | 937 |
| Acres of potatoes | 259 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 68 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 427 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 442 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,925 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,282 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,114 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,674 |
| BWT BU | 442 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 4,382 |
| HAY TONS | 3,059 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 146 |
| Number of chickens | 3,226 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 109 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 497 |
| Number of milk cows | 415 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 197 |
| Number of other cattle | 468 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 340 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of swine | 281 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 221 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 937 |
| OAT BU | 17,925 |
| PEA BU | 2,282 |
| POT AC | 259 |
| POT BU | 29,114 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,104 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 58 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,024 |
| RYE BU | 96 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,059 |
| WHT AC | 68 |
| WHT SP BU | 467 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 146 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,024 |
| CATTLE KS | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 448 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 541 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 989 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,104 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 298 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 58 |
| FRN CA | 637 |
| GEESE | 109 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,226 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 497 |
| HOUSES | 130 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 130 |
| INF 11 A | 48 |
| MD FEM | 256 |
| MD MALE | 259 |
| MD TOT | 515 |
| MILK COWS | 415 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 157 |
| OC TOT | 197 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 468 |
| OTHERS | 914 |
| SHEEP | 340 |
| SHEEP KS | 82 |
| SUP AM | 9,264 |
| SUP FOR | 12,907 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 2,689 |
| SUP SC | 6,542 |
| SUP TOT | 22,171 |
| SWINE | 281 |
| SWINE KS | 221 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 279 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 9,674 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 149 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177023— 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-qc177023-1891/.