Gentilly, Quebec (1891 census)
Gentilly was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,486. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.376°N, 72.251°W.
Population
In 1891, Gentilly had a population of 2,486: 1,218 male and 1,268 female residents. Population density was 51.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,486 |
| 1901 | 2,158 |
| 1911 | 2,044 |
| 1921 | 1,822 |
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 Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford, 1881 (58.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gentilly shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 464 |
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 1,268 |
| Number of males | 1,218 |
| Number of married females | 408 |
| Number of married males | 408 |
| Number of married persons | 816 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 1,268 |
| POP M | 1,218 |
| POP TOT | 2,486 |
| Total population | 2,486 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 776 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,595 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,473 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 13 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 437 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 433 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 237 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 212 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 437 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 168 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,964 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,119 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,246 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,756 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,378 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,497 |
| Acres of oats | 3,564 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 679 |
| BAR AC | 51 |
| BAR BU | 549 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 549 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,851 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,216 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,283 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,136 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,089 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,508 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 903 |
| BWT BU | 6,851 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| CRN BU | 2,216 |
| HAY AC | 5,756 |
| HAY TONS | 5,404 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 449 |
| Number of chickens | 3,661 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 385 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 158 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 114 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 433 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,082 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 411 |
| Number of other cattle | 694 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 124 |
| Number of sheep | 1,775 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,015 |
| Number of swine | 515 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 838 |
| OAT AC | 3,564 |
| OAT BU | 45,283 |
| PEA BU | 2,136 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 17,089 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,961 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,608 |
| RYE BU | 94 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,404 |
| WHT AC | 679 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,508 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,608 |
| CATTLE KS | 449 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 819 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 776 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,595 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,961 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 114 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 464 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 2,473 |
| GEESE | 158 |
| GRA BU | 128 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,661 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 433 |
| HOUSES | 437 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 212 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 237 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 433 |
| INF 11 A | 124 |
| MD FEM | 408 |
| MD MALE | 408 |
| MD TOT | 816 |
| MILK COWS | 1,082 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 385 |
| OC TOT | 411 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 694 |
| OTHERS | 13 |
| SHEEP | 1,775 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,015 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 17,378 |
| SUP FOR | 14,119 |
| SUP JV | 168 |
| SUP PAT | 4,964 |
| SUP SC | 12,246 |
| SUP TOT | 31,497 |
| SWINE | 515 |
| SWINE KS | 838 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 437 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 903 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
| WORKING OX | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078002_1891— 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). "Gentilly, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gentilly-qc175002-1891/.