Boucherville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Boucherville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 73.453°W.
Population
In 1891, Boucherville, Village had a population of 821: 375 male and 446 female residents. Population density was 2492.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 882 |
| 1871 | 767 |
| 1881 | 1,165 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 940 |
| 1911 | 1,097 |
| 1921 | 934 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 190 |
| Number of families | 190 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 375 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 375 |
| POP TOT | 821 |
| Total population | 821 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 805 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 16 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 174 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 20 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 174 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 273 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 552 |
| Acres of hay crops | 372 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 799 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,072 |
| Acres of oats | 168 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 456 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 456 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,022 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,034 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 404 |
| BWT BU | 315 |
| CRN BU | 273 |
| HAY AC | 372 |
| HAY TONS | 658 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 67 |
| Number of chickens | 818 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 46 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 65 |
| Number of milk cows | 76 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 126 |
| Number of sheep | 59 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 17 |
| Number of swine | 34 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 105 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 168 |
| OAT BU | 3,022 |
| PEA BU | 147 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 3,034 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,960 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 658 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,960 |
| CATTLE KS | 67 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 462 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 250 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 190 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FRN CA | 805 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 818 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 65 |
| HOUSES | 174 |
| HOUSES B | 20 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 126 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| MILK COWS | 76 |
| NAME CD | Chambly |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 46 |
| OC P | 91 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 7 |
| OTHERS | 16 |
| SHEEP | 59 |
| SHEEP KS | 17 |
| SUP AM | 799 |
| SUP FOR | 273 |
| SUP JV | 116 |
| SUP PAT | 131 |
| SUP SC | 552 |
| SUP TOT | 1,072 |
| SWINE | 34 |
| SWINE KS | 105 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 174 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 404 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046011— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-village-qc145002-1891/.