Duhamel & Guigues, Quebec (1891 census)
Duhamel & Guigues was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.403°N, 79.342°W.
Population
In 1891, Duhamel & Guigues had a population of 677: 380 male and 297 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 677 |
| 1901 | 1,566 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ville-Marie vl, 1901 (3.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Duhamel & Guigues, 1901 (75.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Duhamel & Guigues shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 677 total population, 380 males, 297 females, 233 married persons, 131 families, 117 married males, 116 married females, 18 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 426 single persons under 18, 254 single males under 18, 172 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 551 French Canadians, 126 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 houses, 122 occupied houses, 120 houses built of wood, 72 houses of 2 stories, 47 houses of 1 story, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses under construction, 22 houses of 1 room, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,214 acres of land in farms, 28,030 acres of improved land in farms, 23,399 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,755 bushels of potatoes, 7,184 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,029 pounds of homemade butter, 5,642 bushels of oats, 5,327 bushels of peas, 4,595 acres of farmland under crops, 1,651 acres of hay crops, 1,282 tons of hay, 1,129 chickens, 1,117 bushels of turnips, 891 bushels of spring wheat, 504 acres of oats, 294 bushels of barley, 244 swine, 206 bushels of winter wheat, 172 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 155 occupants of farms, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 143 other cattle, 139 milk cows, 129 swine slaughtered or sold, 128 acres of wheat, 117 horses aged over 3 years, 98 acres of potatoes, 76 sheep, 61 bushels of buckwheat, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 cattle killed or sold, 45 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 sheep slaughtered or sold, 25 geese, 19 acres of barley, 18 oxen, 17 bushels of beans, 12 ducks, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of rye, 9 acres of turnips, 7 other fowl, 4 bushels of corn, 4 turkeys, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC180011— 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). "Duhamel & Guigues, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/duhamel-guigues-qc177012-1891/.