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 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 density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 918 |
| 1881 | 1,119 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,180 |
| 1921 | 1,360 |
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 586 |
| Number of males | 596 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 335 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 586 |
| POP M | 596 |
| POP TOT | 1,182 |
| Total population | 1,182 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 385 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 805 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 822 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 360 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 22 |
| Number of houses | 156 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 156 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,306 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,569 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,141 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,461 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,496 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,065 |
| Acres of oats | 1,802 |
| Acres of potatoes | 182 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 294 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 286 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 971 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,557 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,452 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,038 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,710 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,654 |
| BWT BU | 971 |
| CRN BU | 91 |
| HAY AC | 2,461 |
| HAY TONS | 2,194 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 345 |
| Number of chickens | 3,809 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 73 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 89 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 267 |
| Number of milk cows | 537 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 189 |
| Number of other cattle | 847 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 1,119 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 729 |
| Number of swine | 612 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 352 |
| Number of turkeys | 368 |
| OAT AC | 1,802 |
| OAT BU | 32,557 |
| PEA BU | 4,452 |
| POT AC | 182 |
| POT BU | 15,038 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 875 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,978 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,746 |
| RYE BU | 259 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,194 |
| WHT AC | 294 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,710 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,746 |
| CATTLE KS | 345 |
| CHEESE LB | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 385 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 805 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 875 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 89 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,978 |
| FRN CA | 822 |
| GEESE | 73 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,809 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 267 |
| HOUSES | 156 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 156 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 169 |
| MD MALE | 166 |
| MD TOT | 335 |
| MILK COWS | 537 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 167 |
| OC TOT | 189 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 847 |
| OTHERS | 360 |
| SHEEP | 1,119 |
| SHEEP KS | 729 |
| SUP AM | 8,496 |
| SUP FOR | 23,569 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 1,306 |
| SUP SC | 7,141 |
| SUP TOT | 32,065 |
| SWINE | 612 |
| SWINE KS | 352 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 178 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 6,654 |
| TURKEY | 368 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 22 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176049— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057026— 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). "Wright, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wright-qc176049-1891/.