Grande Vallée des Monts, Quebec (1891 census)
Grande Vallée des Monts was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 575. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3114889. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.162°N, 65.124°W.
Population
In 1891, Grande Vallée des Monts had a population of 575: 304 male and 271 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 575 |
| 1901 | 314 |
| 1911 | 570 |
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, Grande Vallée des Monts shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 575 total population, 304 males, 271 females, 180 married persons, 90 married females, 90 married males, 81 families, 9 widowed persons, 7.10 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 386 single persons under 18, 210 single males under 18, 176 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 565 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 76 houses, 76 houses built of wood, 76 houses of 1 story, 76 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 1 room, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,822 pounds of homemade butter, 7,036 acres of land in farms, 4,604 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,410 bushels of potatoes, 2,432 acres of improved land in farms, 1,772 acres of farmland under crops, 1,261 bushels of peas, 891 bushels of oats, 847 bushels of barley, 759 bushels of spring wheat, 731 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 656 acres of farmland in pasture, 519 chickens, 330 tons of hay, 274 sheep, 219 acres of hay crops, 136 swine slaughtered or sold, 125 swine, 124 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 106 acres of wheat, 90 occupants of farms, 88 milk cows, 85 farm occupants who own their land, 85 sheep slaughtered or sold, 81 other cattle, 75 acres of oats, 72 acres of barley, 67 bushels of turnips, 40 horses aged over 3 years, 39 acres of potatoes, 34 cattle killed or sold, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 oxen, 23 bushels of rye, 18 other fowl, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms, 3 geese, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of winter wheat, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3114889
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande-Vall%C3%A9e
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande-Vall%C3%A9e
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). "Grande Vallée des Monts, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grande-vall-e-des-monts-qc154010-1891/.