Laterrière, Quebec (1891 census)
Laterrière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.289°N, 71.159°W.
Population
In 1891, Laterrière had a population of 1,006: 526 male and 480 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 367 |
| 1861 | 816 |
| 1871 | 1,319 |
| 1881 | 1,320 |
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 895 |
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, Laterrière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,006 total population, 526 males, 480 females, 300 married persons, 152 families, 150 married females, 150 married males, 29 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 677 single persons under 18, 365 single males under 18, 312 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 994 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 118 houses, 118 occupied houses, 112 houses built of wood, 98 houses of 1 story, 43 uninhabited houses, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,839 acres of land in farms, 22,196 bushels of oats, 15,379 bushels of potatoes, 11,963 acres of improved land in farms, 10,876 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,825 pounds of homemade butter, 6,736 acres of farmland under crops, 5,203 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,495 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,697 acres of hay crops, 2,673 bushels of spring wheat, 2,213 acres of oats, 2,136 bushels of peas, 1,430 tons of hay, 1,335 chickens, 1,176 sheep, 845 milk cows, 830 bushels of barley, 827 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 825 sheep slaughtered or sold, 516 acres of wheat, 445 bushels of buckwheat, 411 swine slaughtered or sold, 363 bushels of turnips, 357 other cattle, 304 cattle killed or sold, 271 swine, 228 geese, 228 horses aged over 3 years, 153 acres of potatoes, 120 occupants of farms, 108 farm occupants who own their land, 95 acres of barley, 66 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 oxen, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 turkeys, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 acres of turnips, 6 ducks, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of corn, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149015— 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). "Laterrière, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laterri-re-qc149006-1891/.