Waltham & Bryson, Quebec (1891 census)
Waltham & Bryson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 361. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.035°N, 76.911°W.
Population
In 1891, Waltham & Bryson had a population of 361: 187 male and 174 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 393 |
| 1891 | 361 |
| 1901 | 368 |
| 1911 | 447 |
| 1921 | 450 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waltham & Bryson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 54 |
| Number of families | 54 |
| Number of females | 174 |
| Number of males | 187 |
| Number of married females | 51 |
| Number of married males | 51 |
| Number of married persons | 102 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 174 |
| POP M | 187 |
| POP TOT | 361 |
| Total population | 361 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 119 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 251 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 166 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 195 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 49 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 41 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 54 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 677 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,944 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,643 |
| Acres of hay crops | 687 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,334 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,278 |
| Acres of oats | 746 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 32 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 782 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,736 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,992 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,170 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 599 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 85 |
| BWT BU | 782 |
| CRN BU | 256 |
| HAY AC | 687 |
| HAY TONS | 641 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 2,147 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 38 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 187 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 55 |
| Number of other cattle | 292 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 362 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 162 |
| Number of swine | 175 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 160 |
| Number of turkeys | 185 |
| OAT AC | 746 |
| OAT BU | 11,736 |
| PEA BU | 1,992 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 5,170 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,356 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,180 |
| RYE BU | 599 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 641 |
| WHT AC | 32 |
| WHT SP BU | 306 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,180 |
| CATTLE KS | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 119 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 132 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 251 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,356 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 54 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FRN CA | 166 |
| GEESE | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,147 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 97 |
| HOUSES | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 49 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 51 |
| MD MALE | 51 |
| MD TOT | 102 |
| MILK COWS | 187 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 49 |
| OC TOT | 55 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 292 |
| OTHERS | 195 |
| SHEEP | 362 |
| SHEEP KS | 162 |
| SUP AM | 3,334 |
| SUP FOR | 4,944 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 677 |
| SUP SC | 2,643 |
| SUP TOT | 8,278 |
| SWINE | 175 |
| SWINE KS | 160 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 54 |
| TUR BU | 85 |
| TURKEY | 185 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079022— 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). "Waltham & Bryson, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waltham-bryson-qc177024-1891/.