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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 361 total population, 187 males, 174 females, 102 married persons, 54 families, 51 married females, 51 married males, 8 widowed persons, 6.70 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 251 single persons under 18, 132 single males under 18, 119 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 195 persons who are not French Canadian, 166 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 54 occupied houses, 49 houses, 49 houses built of wood, 41 houses of 1 story, 13 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,180 pounds of homemade butter, 11,736 bushels of oats, 8,278 acres of land in farms, 5,170 bushels of potatoes, 4,944 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,334 acres of improved land in farms, 2,643 acres of farmland under crops, 2,147 chickens, 1,992 bushels of peas, 1,356 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 782 bushels of buckwheat, 746 acres of oats, 687 acres of hay crops, 677 acres of farmland in pasture, 641 tons of hay, 599 bushels of rye, 362 sheep, 306 bushels of spring wheat, 292 other cattle, 256 bushels of corn, 187 milk cows, 185 turkeys, 175 swine, 162 sheep slaughtered or sold, 160 swine slaughtered or sold, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 85 bushels of turnips, 70 cattle killed or sold, 59 bushels of beans, 57 acres of potatoes, 55 occupants of farms, 49 farm occupants who own their land, 40 bushels of barley, 38 geese, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 acres of wheat, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of barley, 2 other fowl, 2 oxen, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.