Côteau Stn., VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Côteau Stn., VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.276°N, 74.231°W.
Population
In 1891, Côteau Stn., VL had a population of 390: 192 male and 198 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 390 |
| 1901 | 570 |
| 1911 | 643 |
| 1921 | 851 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Polycarpe, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Côteau Stn., VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 390 total population, 198 females, 192 males, 141 married persons, 78 families, 71 married females, 70 married males, 10 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 239 single persons under 18, 120 single females under 18, 119 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 346 French Canadians, 44 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 78 houses, 78 occupied houses, 74 houses built of wood, 52 houses of 2 stories, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 1 story, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,588 pounds of homemade butter, 1,642 bushels of potatoes, 1,363 bushels of oats, 711 acres of land in farms, 628 acres of improved land in farms, 409 acres of farmland under crops, 350 bushels of peas, 210 chickens, 172 acres of farmland in pasture, 154 bushels of buckwheat, 152 acres of oats, 131 acres of hay crops, 93 tons of hay, 84 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 83 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 77 occupants of farms, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 swine slaughtered or sold, 57 horses aged over 3 years, 54 farm occupants who own their land, 52 bushels of barley, 50 milk cows, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 bushels of spring wheat, 31 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 27 bushels of turnips, 26 swine, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 acres of potatoes, 21 sheep, 15 other cattle, 10 acres of wheat, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 acres of barley, 4 cattle killed or sold, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089009— 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). "Côteau Stn., VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/c-teau-stn-vl-qc190003-1891/.