Beloeil, Quebec (1891 census)
Beloeil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 73.242°W.
Population
In 1891, Beloeil had a population of 1,805: 894 male and 911 female residents. Population density was 63.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,250 |
| 1861 | 1,960 |
| 1871 | 1,719 |
| 1881 | 1,732 |
| 1891 | 1,805 |
| 1901 | 1,661 |
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, Beloeil 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 | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 357 |
| Number of families | 357 |
| Number of females | 911 |
| Number of males | 894 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 284 |
| Number of married persons | 568 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 911 |
| POP M | 894 |
| POP TOT | 1,805 |
| Total population | 1,805 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 583 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 577 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,160 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,758 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 47 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses | 341 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 35 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 268 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 312 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 357 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 769 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,725 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,335 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,748 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,543 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,647 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,982 |
| Acres of oats | 3,014 |
| Acres of potatoes | 221 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 441 |
| BAR AC | 769 |
| BAR BU | 9,880 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,880 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,732 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 653 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,513 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,942 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,532 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,112 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,063 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,473 |
| BWT BU | 3,732 |
| CRN BU | 1,513 |
| HAY AC | 7,543 |
| HAY TONS | 7,024 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 676 |
| Number of chickens | 4,862 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 235 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 106 |
| Number of geese | 142 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 325 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 611 |
| Number of milk cows | 894 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 341 |
| Number of other cattle | 365 |
| Number of other fowl | 1,039 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 177 |
| Number of sheep | 1,360 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 819 |
| Number of swine | 627 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 605 |
| Number of turkeys | 257 |
| OAT AC | 3,014 |
| OAT BU | 29,942 |
| PEA BU | 6,532 |
| POT AC | 221 |
| POT BU | 18,112 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,821 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,832 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,455 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,024 |
| WHT AC | 441 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,063 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 132 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,455 |
| CATTLE KS | 676 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,821 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 583 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 577 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,160 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,832 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 325 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 357 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,758 |
| GEESE | 142 |
| GRA BU | 653 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,862 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 611 |
| HOUSES | 341 |
| HOUSES B | 35 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 312 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 38 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 126 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 268 |
| INF 11 A | 177 |
| MD FEM | 284 |
| MD MALE | 284 |
| MD TOT | 568 |
| MILK COWS | 894 |
| NAME CD | Vercheres |
| OC F | 106 |
| OC P | 235 |
| OC TOT | 341 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1,039 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 365 |
| OTHERS | 47 |
| SHEEP | 1,360 |
| SHEEP KS | 819 |
| SUP AM | 17,647 |
| SUP FOR | 3,335 |
| SUP JV | 174 |
| SUP PAT | 3,725 |
| SUP SC | 13,748 |
| SUP TOT | 20,982 |
| SWINE | 627 |
| SWINE KS | 605 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 357 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,473 |
| TURKEY | 257 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 16 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145012— 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). "Beloeil, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beloeil-qc196001-1891/.