Boucherville, Quebec (1891 census)
Boucherville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.592°N, 73.420°W.
Population
In 1891, Boucherville had a population of 995: 503 male and 492 female residents. Population density was 35.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 1,813 |
| 1871 | 1,364 |
| 1881 | 785 |
| 1891 | 995 |
| 1901 | 976 |
| 1911 | 969 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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, Boucherville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 159 |
| Number of families | 159 |
| Number of females | 492 |
| Number of males | 503 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 289 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 492 |
| POP M | 503 |
| POP TOT | 995 |
| Total population | 995 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 665 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 995 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 158 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 20 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 118 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 173 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,115 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,136 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,226 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,625 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,375 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,511 |
| Acres of oats | 3,389 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR AC | 173 |
| BAR BU | 2,356 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,356 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,130 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 728 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,424 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,813 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,651 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 2,130 |
| CRN BU | 728 |
| HAY AC | 11,625 |
| HAY TONS | 10,653 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 216 |
| Number of chickens | 2,644 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 227 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 548 |
| Number of milk cows | 502 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 255 |
| Number of other fowl | 223 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 496 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 455 |
| Number of swine | 325 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 410 |
| Number of turkeys | 131 |
| OAT AC | 3,389 |
| OAT BU | 43,424 |
| PEA BU | 3,813 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 7,651 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,186 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,099 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,364 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,653 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT FALL BU | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 274 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,364 |
| CATTLE KS | 216 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 327 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 338 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 665 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,099 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 227 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 159 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 995 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| GRA BU | 166 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,644 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 548 |
| HOUSES | 158 |
| HOUSES B | 20 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 118 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 144 |
| MD MALE | 145 |
| MD TOT | 289 |
| MILK COWS | 502 |
| NAME CD | Chambly |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER FOWL | 223 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 255 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 496 |
| SHEEP KS | 455 |
| SUP AM | 18,375 |
| SUP FOR | 1,136 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 2,115 |
| SUP SC | 16,226 |
| SUP TOT | 19,511 |
| SWINE | 325 |
| SWINE KS | 410 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 158 |
| TUR BU | 14 |
| TURKEY | 131 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046001— 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). "Boucherville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-qc145001-1891/.