Château Richer, Quebec (1891 census)
Château Richer was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.066°N, 71.097°W.
Population
In 1891, Château Richer had a population of 1,587: 757 male and 830 female residents. Population density was 17.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,250 |
| 1861 | 1,537 |
| 1871 | 1,618 |
| 1881 | 1,820 |
| 1891 | 1,587 |
| 1901 | 1,595 |
| 1911 | 1,773 |
| 1921 | 1,857 |
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, Château Richer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 299 |
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 830 |
| Number of males | 757 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 504 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 830 |
| POP M | 757 |
| POP TOT | 1,587 |
| Total population | 1,587 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 530 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,008 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,587 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 280 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 113 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 156 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 109 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 112 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 280 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,591 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,062 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,648 |
| Acres of hay crops | 999 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,332 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,394 |
| Acres of oats | 1,678 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 212 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 567 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 567 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,117 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,599 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 756 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,550 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,778 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,881 |
| BWT BU | 1,117 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 999 |
| HAY TONS | 1,731 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 268 |
| Number of chickens | 3,185 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 97 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 293 |
| Number of milk cows | 685 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 274 |
| Number of other cattle | 739 |
| Number of other fowl | 88 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 148 |
| Number of sheep | 1,013 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 504 |
| Number of swine | 478 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 472 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 1,678 |
| OAT BU | 26,599 |
| PEA BU | 756 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 11,550 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,865 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 61,139 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,731 |
| WHT AC | 212 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,778 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 75 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 61,139 |
| CATTLE KS | 268 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 478 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,008 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 35 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 299 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,865 |
| FRN CA | 1,587 |
| GEESE | 97 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,185 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 293 |
| HOUSES | 280 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 113 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 110 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 156 |
| INF 11 A | 148 |
| MD FEM | 254 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 504 |
| MILK COWS | 685 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 241 |
| OC TOT | 274 |
| OTHER FOWL | 88 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 739 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,013 |
| SHEEP KS | 504 |
| SUP AM | 9,332 |
| SUP FOR | 26,062 |
| SUP JV | 93 |
| SUP PAT | 3,591 |
| SUP SC | 5,648 |
| SUP TOT | 35,394 |
| SWINE | 478 |
| SWINE KS | 472 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 280 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 1,881 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075001— 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). "Château Richer, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ch-teau-richer-qc172001-1891/.