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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5533651. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,486 |
| 1901 | 2,158 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,486 total population, 1,268 females, 1,218 males, 816 married persons, 464 families, 408 married females, 408 married males, 75 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,595 single persons under 18, 819 single females under 18, 776 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,473 French Canadians, 13 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 437 houses, 437 occupied houses, 433 houses built of wood, 237 houses of 2 stories, 212 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 200 houses of 1 story, 66 houses of 4 rooms, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses built of brick, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,283 bushels of oats, 31,497 acres of land in farms, 25,608 pounds of homemade butter, 17,378 acres of improved land in farms, 17,089 bushels of potatoes, 14,119 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,246 acres of farmland under crops, 6,851 bushels of buckwheat, 5,961 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,756 acres of hay crops, 5,508 bushels of spring wheat, 5,404 tons of hay, 4,964 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,661 chickens, 3,564 acres of oats, 2,216 bushels of corn, 2,136 bushels of peas, 1,775 sheep, 1,082 milk cows, 1,015 sheep slaughtered or sold, 903 bushels of turnips, 838 swine slaughtered or sold, 694 other cattle, 679 acres of wheat, 549 bushels of barley, 515 swine, 449 cattle killed or sold, 433 horses aged over 3 years, 411 occupants of farms, 385 farm occupants who own their land, 168 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 158 geese, 137 acres of potatoes, 128 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 124 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 114 horses aged 3 years and under, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 99 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 94 bushels of rye, 91 bushels of beans, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 51 acres of barley, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 oxen, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 other fowl, 5 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 4, 3 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5533651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentilly,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentilly_(B%C3%A9cancour)
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/.