Westbury, Quebec (1891 census)
Westbury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.480°N, 71.656°W.
Population
In 1891, Westbury had a population of 973: 525 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 115 |
| 1861 | 297 |
| 1871 | 363 |
| 1881 | 510 |
| 1891 | 973 |
| 1901 | 1,976 |
| 1911 | 2,708 |
| 1921 | 662 |
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, Westbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 525 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 448 |
| POP M | 525 |
| POP TOT | 973 |
| Total population | 973 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 604 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 558 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 415 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 172 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 169 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,011 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,022 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,657 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,914 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,699 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,721 |
| Acres of oats | 348 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR AC | 89 |
| BAR BU | 1,626 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,626 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,678 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,058 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,813 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,430 |
| BWT BU | 1,678 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 80 |
| CRN BU | 216 |
| HAY AC | 1,914 |
| HAY TONS | 2,094 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 236 |
| Number of chickens | 1,422 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 37 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 317 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 378 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 452 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 251 |
| Number of swine | 111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 207 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 348 |
| OAT BU | 7,058 |
| PEA BU | 235 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 9,813 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,210 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 41 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,722 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,231 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,094 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT SP BU | 510 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,231 |
| CATTLE KS | 236 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 341 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 604 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 41 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,722 |
| FRN CA | 558 |
| GEESE | 37 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,422 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 172 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 169 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| MILK COWS | 317 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 378 |
| OTHERS | 415 |
| SHEEP | 452 |
| SHEEP KS | 251 |
| SILOS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 5,699 |
| SUP FOR | 6,022 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 2,011 |
| SUP SC | 3,657 |
| SUP TOT | 11,721 |
| SWINE | 111 |
| SWINE KS | 207 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 172 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,430 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051016— 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). "Westbury, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/westbury-qc150016-1891/.