Waterville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Waterville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.285°N, 71.876°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterville, Village had a population of 516: 254 male and 262 female residents. Population density was 67.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 413 |
| 1891 | 516 |
| 1901 | 576 |
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 968 |
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 contained Waterville, Village, 1881 (73.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 101 |
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 262 |
| Number of males | 254 |
| Number of married females | 107 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 213 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 262 |
| POP M | 254 |
| POP TOT | 516 |
| Total population | 516 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 141 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 286 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 86 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 430 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 101 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 91 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,047 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,338 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,245 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,062 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,336 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,674 |
| Acres of oats | 246 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 126 |
| BAR BU | 3,862 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,862 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,010 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,383 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,002 |
| BWT BU | 381 |
| CRN BU | 63 |
| HAY AC | 1,062 |
| HAY TONS | 1,410 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 136 |
| Number of chickens | 940 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 128 |
| Number of milk cows | 205 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 85 |
| Number of other cattle | 327 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 156 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 95 |
| Number of swine | 126 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 126 |
| OAT AC | 246 |
| OAT BU | 7,010 |
| PEA BU | 27 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 8,383 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,224 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 554 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,613 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,410 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 233 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,613 |
| CATTLE KS | 136 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 141 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 286 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 554 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 40 |
| FRN CA | 86 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 940 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 128 |
| HOUSES | 101 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 91 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 107 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 213 |
| MILK COWS | 205 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 85 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 327 |
| OTHERS | 430 |
| SHEEP | 156 |
| SHEEP KS | 95 |
| SUP AM | 3,336 |
| SUP FOR | 2,338 |
| SUP JV | 44 |
| SUP PAT | 1,047 |
| SUP SC | 2,245 |
| SUP TOT | 5,674 |
| SWINE | 126 |
| SWINE KS | 126 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 101 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 9,002 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051022— 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). "Waterville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterville-village-qc150015-1891/.