Weedon, Quebec (1891 census)
Weedon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,219. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138528745. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.703°N, 71.449°W.
Population
In 1891, Weedon had a population of 2,219: 1,155 male and 1,064 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 809 |
| 1871 | 1,286 |
| 1881 | 1,783 |
| 1891 | 2,219 |
| 1901 | 1,015 |
| 1911 | 1,254 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Weedon Centre, VL, 1901 (2.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lake Weedon, VL, 1901 (20.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Weedon, 1901 (76.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Weedon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,219 total population, 1,155 males, 1,064 females, 734 married persons, 380 families, 367 married females, 367 married males, 48 widowed persons, 26 widowed males, 22 widowed females, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,437 single persons under 18, 762 single males under 18, 675 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,137 French Canadians, 82 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 359 houses, 359 occupied houses, 356 houses built of wood, 275 houses of 1 story, 95 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 89 houses of 4 rooms, 81 houses of 3 rooms, 79 houses of 2 stories, 59 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,140 pounds of homemade butter, 29,467 acres of land in farms, 20,442 bushels of oats, 17,870 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,761 bushels of potatoes, 11,597 acres of improved land in farms, 10,672 bushels of buckwheat, 7,218 acres of farmland under crops, 5,395 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,647 acres of hay crops, 4,326 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,300 chickens, 3,570 tons of hay, 1,789 sheep, 1,702 bushels of barley, 1,624 bushels of turnips, 1,354 acres of oats, 1,002 sheep slaughtered or sold, 994 bushels of spring wheat, 787 bushels of peas, 657 milk cows, 569 other cattle, 555 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 450 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 381 horses aged over 3 years, 331 swine, 329 cattle killed or sold, 304 occupants of farms, 297 farm occupants who own their land, 247 swine slaughtered or sold, 153 acres of potatoes, 132 oxen, 130 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 121 acres of barley, 117 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 geese, 84 acres of wheat, 69 bushels of corn, 57 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 50, 50 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 turkeys, 34 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 ducks, 22 bushels of beans, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 bushels of rye, 13 acres of turnips, 11 other fowl, 7 bushels of winter wheat, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099013_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138528745
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). "Weedon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/weedon-qc182019-1891/.