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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142421. 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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 516 total population, 262 females, 254 males, 213 married persons, 107 married females, 106 married males, 101 families, 17 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 5.10 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 286 single persons under 18, 145 single males under 18, 141 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 430 persons who are not French Canadian, 86 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 101 houses, 101 occupied houses, 91 houses built of wood, 80 houses of 1 story, 64 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,613 pounds of homemade butter, 9,002 bushels of turnips, 8,383 bushels of potatoes, 7,010 bushels of oats, 5,674 acres of land in farms, 3,862 bushels of barley, 3,336 acres of improved land in farms, 2,338 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,245 acres of farmland under crops, 1,410 tons of hay, 1,224 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,062 acres of hay crops, 1,047 acres of farmland in pasture, 940 chickens, 554 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 381 bushels of buckwheat, 327 other cattle, 246 acres of oats, 233 bushels of spring wheat, 205 milk cows, 156 sheep, 136 cattle killed or sold, 128 horses aged over 3 years, 126 acres of barley, 126 swine, 126 swine slaughtered or sold, 95 sheep slaughtered or sold, 85 occupants of farms, 69 farm occupants who own their land, 63 bushels of corn, 55 bushels of beans, 47 acres of potatoes, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 28 ducks, 27 bushels of peas, 16 acres of turnips, 16 bushels of rye, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 acres of wheat, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 geese, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q142421
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.