Bouchette, Quebec (1891 census)
Bouchette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.236°N, 76.049°W.
Population
In 1891, Bouchette had a population of 990: 517 male and 473 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 400 |
| 1871 | 687 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 1,420 |
| 1911 | 1,880 |
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, Bouchette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 990 total population, 517 males, 473 females, 320 married persons, 169 families, 161 married males, 159 married females, 18 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 652 single persons under 18, 347 single males under 18, 305 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 909 French Canadians, 81 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 169 occupied houses, 142 houses, 142 houses built of wood, 142 houses of 1 story, 67 houses of 1 room, 27 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,439 pounds of homemade butter, 25,365 acres of land in farms, 20,597 bushels of oats, 19,355 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,428 bushels of potatoes, 6,010 acres of improved land in farms, 5,075 acres of farmland under crops, 3,515 bushels of turnips, 3,476 bushels of peas, 2,150 chickens, 1,858 acres of hay crops, 1,669 bushels of spring wheat, 1,558 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,542 acres of oats, 1,337 tons of hay, 1,035 bushels of rye, 918 acres of farmland in pasture, 906 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 826 bushels of buckwheat, 809 sheep, 543 other cattle, 424 bushels of corn, 408 milk cows, 390 swine, 362 bushels of barley, 303 sheep slaughtered or sold, 281 swine slaughtered or sold, 220 horses aged over 3 years, 219 acres of wheat, 161 occupants of farms, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 139 acres of potatoes, 130 cattle killed or sold, 90 turkeys, 71 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 bushels of beans, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 acres of barley, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 oxen, 22 geese, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 acres of turnips, 12 ducks, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of winter wheat, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242573
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). "Bouchette, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bouchette-qc176006-1891/.