Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1891 census)
Bonne Espérance was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 351. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2910208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.428°N, 57.894°W.
Population
In 1891, Bonne Espérance had a population of 351: 186 male and 165 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 266 |
| 1881 | 341 |
| 1891 | 351 |
| 1901 | 903 |
| 1921 | 41 |
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, Bonne Espérance shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 351 total population, 186 males, 165 females, 110 married persons, 61 families, 55 married females, 55 married males, 10 widowed persons, 5.80 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 231 single persons under 18, 126 single males under 18, 105 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 207 persons who are not French Canadian, 144 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 56 houses, 56 houses built of wood, 56 houses of 1 story, 56 occupied houses, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18 chickens, 16 bushels of potatoes, 4 acres of improved land in farms, 4 acres of land in farms, 3 occupants of farms, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of farmland under crops, 2 farm occupants who own their land, 1 acres of potatoes, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2910208
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonne-Esp%C3%A9rance,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonne-Esp%C3%A9rance_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bonne-esp-rance-qc149029-1891/.