St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Henri de Mascouche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,081. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Henri de Mascouche had a population of 2,081: 1,039 male and 1,042 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,843 |
| 1871 | 2,435 |
| 1881 | 2,177 |
| 1891 | 2,081 |
| 1901 | 2,027 |
| 1911 | 1,889 |
| 1921 | 1,926 |
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, St. Henri de Mascouche shared boundaries with:
- Lachenaie
- L’Epiphanie
- St. Lin
- St. Louis de Terrebonne
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Roch
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
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 2,081 total population, 1,042 females, 1,039 males, 713 married persons, 418 families, 357 married females, 356 married males, 104 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,264 single persons under 18, 637 single males under 18, 627 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,945 French Canadians, 136 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 417 houses, 417 occupied houses, 404 houses of 1 story, 388 houses built of wood, 112 houses of 4 rooms, 111 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 62 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses built of stone, 18 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 173,634 pounds of homemade butter, 57,471 bushels of potatoes, 41,211 bushels of oats, 31,097 acres of land in farms, 21,415 acres of improved land in farms, 15,997 chickens, 12,845 acres of farmland under crops, 9,682 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,474 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,116 bushels of buckwheat, 5,616 acres of oats, 5,036 bushels of peas, 4,718 acres of hay crops, 4,062 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,989 tons of hay, 2,466 bushels of spring wheat, 2,334 bushels of barley, 1,975 swine, 1,787 turkeys, 1,663 sheep, 1,453 bushels of turnips, 1,270 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,193 milk cows, 986 bushels of corn, 860 other cattle, 710 horses aged over 3 years, 689 sheep slaughtered or sold, 571 bushels of beans, 570 acres of potatoes, 503 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 446 geese, 416 acres of wheat, 405 cattle killed or sold, 389 occupants of farms, 327 farm occupants who own their land, 257 other fowl, 233 horses aged 3 years and under, 226 acres of barley, 203 bushels of rye, 142 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 96 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 farm occupants who rent their land, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 ducks, 13 acres of turnips, 13 oxen, 4 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912270
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). "St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-de-mascouche-qc162007-1891/.