Bouchette, Quebec (1891 census)
Bouchette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 990. 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 density was 9.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 400 |
| 1871 | 687 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 1,420 |
| 1911 | 1,880 |
| 1921 | 1,798 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 473 |
| Number of males | 517 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 473 |
| POP M | 517 |
| POP TOT | 990 |
| Total population | 990 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 652 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 909 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 81 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 27 |
| Number of houses | 142 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 142 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 67 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 918 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,355 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,075 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,858 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,010 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,365 |
| Acres of oats | 1,542 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 219 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 362 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 362 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 826 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 424 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,597 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,476 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,428 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,669 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,515 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 826 |
| CRN BU | 424 |
| HAY AC | 1,858 |
| HAY TONS | 1,337 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 130 |
| Number of chickens | 2,150 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 220 |
| Number of milk cows | 408 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 161 |
| Number of other cattle | 543 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 809 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 303 |
| Number of swine | 390 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 281 |
| Number of turkeys | 90 |
| OAT AC | 1,542 |
| OAT BU | 20,597 |
| PEA BU | 3,476 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 10,428 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 906 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,558 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,439 |
| RYE BU | 1,035 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,337 |
| WHT AC | 219 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,669 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 71 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,439 |
| CATTLE KS | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 652 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 906 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,558 |
| FRN CA | 909 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,150 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 220 |
| HOUSES | 142 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 142 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 161 |
| MD TOT | 320 |
| MILK COWS | 408 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 161 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 543 |
| OTHERS | 81 |
| SHEEP | 809 |
| SHEEP KS | 303 |
| SUP AM | 6,010 |
| SUP FOR | 19,355 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 918 |
| SUP SC | 5,075 |
| SUP TOT | 25,365 |
| SWINE | 390 |
| SWINE KS | 281 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 169 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 3,515 |
| TURKEY | 90 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 27 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057004— 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). "Bouchette, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bouchette-qc176006-1891/.