Wendover & Simpson, Quebec (1891 census)
Wendover & Simpson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.932°N, 72.385°W.
Population
In 1891, Wendover & Simpson had a population of 2,300: 1,180 male and 1,120 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 2,247 |
| 1911 | 1,498 |
| 1921 | 1,408 |
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 was contained in Wendover, Simpson, 1881 (85.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wendover & Simpson, 1901 (73.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Wendover & Simpson shared boundaries with:
- Drummondville, Town—Ville
- Kingsey
- St. Léonard
- St. Zéphirin de Courval
- Ste. Brigitte des Saults
- Ste. Clothilde d'Horton
- Ste. Perpétue
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,300 total population, 1,180 males, 1,120 females, 793 married persons, 416 families, 397 married females, 396 married males, 46 widowed persons, 28 widowed males, 18 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,461 single persons under 18, 756 single males under 18, 705 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,166 French Canadians, 134 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 371 occupied houses, 352 houses, 349 houses built of wood, 321 houses of 1 story, 94 houses of 3 rooms, 70 houses of 2 rooms, 67 houses of 4 rooms, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 1 room, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 19 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,435 bushels of oats, 27,002 acres of land in farms, 24,145 pounds of homemade butter, 23,064 bushels of potatoes, 14,208 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,794 acres of improved land in farms, 8,396 acres of farmland under crops, 4,329 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,734 chickens, 2,900 acres of hay crops, 2,743 bushels of buckwheat, 2,511 tons of hay, 2,360 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,030 bushels of spring wheat, 1,947 bushels of turnips, 1,933 acres of oats, 1,363 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,216 bushels of peas, 1,198 sheep, 784 milk cows, 684 swine, 553 other cattle, 528 bushels of barley, 518 bushels of corn, 498 sheep slaughtered or sold, 391 horses aged over 3 years, 355 swine slaughtered or sold, 323 occupants of farms, 290 farm occupants who own their land, 223 acres of potatoes, 188 acres of wheat, 166 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 157 geese, 149 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 124 cattle killed or sold, 105 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 bushels of beans, 99 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 oxen, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 42, 41 turkeys, 35 acres of barley, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 other fowl, 11 acres of turnips, 7 ducks, 6 bushels of rye, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054013_1911— 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). "Wendover & Simpson, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wendover-simpson-qc153033-1891/.