Westbury, Quebec (1891 census)
Westbury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 973. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244704. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 973 total population, 525 males, 448 females, 347 married persons, 176 families, 174 married males, 173 married females, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 604 single persons under 18, 341 single males under 18, 263 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 558 French Canadians, 415 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 172 houses, 172 occupied houses, 169 houses built of wood, 156 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,231 pounds of homemade butter, 11,721 acres of land in farms, 9,813 bushels of potatoes, 7,058 bushels of oats, 6,022 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,699 acres of improved land in farms, 3,657 acres of farmland under crops, 2,430 bushels of turnips, 2,094 tons of hay, 2,011 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,914 acres of hay crops, 1,722 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,678 bushels of buckwheat, 1,626 bushels of barley, 1,422 chickens, 1,210 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 510 bushels of spring wheat, 452 sheep, 378 other cattle, 348 acres of oats, 317 milk cows, 251 sheep slaughtered or sold, 236 cattle killed or sold, 235 bushels of peas, 216 bushels of corn, 207 swine slaughtered or sold, 161 horses aged over 3 years, 128 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 111 swine, 89 acres of barley, Capacity of silos (tons): 80, 75 acres of potatoes, 72 bushels of beans, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 oxen, 42 acres of wheat, 41 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 geese, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 other fowl, 15 ducks, 13 acres of turnips, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Bureau | 1860–1933 | born here |
| Wyatt Galt Johnston | 1862–1902 | born here |
| Gonzalve Desaulniers | 1863–1934 | born here |
| Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis | 1870–1937 | born here |
| Constant Doyon | 1875–1927 | born here |
| Oscar Dufresne | 1875–1936 | born here |
| Robert Pollock Glasgow | 1875–1922 | born here |
| Marie-Victorin | 1885–1944 | born here |
| Robert James Cromie | 1887–1936 | born here |
| Maurice le Noblet Duplessis | 1890–1959 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051016_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244704
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/.