Wright, Quebec (1891 census)
Wright was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,182. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29306327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.101°N, 76.072°W.
Population
In 1891, Wright had a population of 1,182: 596 male and 586 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 918 |
| 1881 | 1,119 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,180 |
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, Wright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,182 total population, 596 males, 586 females, 335 married persons, 178 families, 169 married females, 166 married males, 42 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 805 single persons under 18, 420 single males under 18, 385 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 822 French Canadians, 360 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 178 occupied houses, 156 houses, 156 houses built of wood, 152 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 1 room, 22 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 20 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 4 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,557 bushels of oats, 32,065 acres of land in farms, 30,746 pounds of homemade butter, 23,569 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,038 bushels of potatoes, 8,496 acres of improved land in farms, 7,141 acres of farmland under crops, 6,654 bushels of turnips, 4,452 bushels of peas, 3,809 chickens, 2,978 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,710 bushels of spring wheat, 2,461 acres of hay crops, 2,194 tons of hay, 1,802 acres of oats, 1,306 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,119 sheep, 971 bushels of buckwheat, 875 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 847 other cattle, 729 sheep slaughtered or sold, 612 swine, 537 milk cows, 368 turkeys, 352 swine slaughtered or sold, 345 cattle killed or sold, 294 acres of wheat, 286 bushels of barley, 267 horses aged over 3 years, 259 bushels of rye, 190 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 189 occupants of farms, 182 acres of potatoes, 167 farm occupants who own their land, 91 bushels of corn, 89 horses aged 3 years and under, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 73 geese, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 other fowl, 49 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 bushels of beans, 34 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 ducks, 11 oxen, 4 employees on farms, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176049— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29306327
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). "Wright, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wright-qc176049-1891/.