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 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 density was 10.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 713 |
| 1891 | 575 |
| 1901 | 314 |
| 1911 | 570 |
| 1921 | 750 |
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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.10 |
| FAM NO | 81 |
| Number of families | 81 |
| Number of females | 271 |
| Number of males | 304 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 90 |
| Number of married persons | 180 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 271 |
| POP M | 304 |
| POP TOT | 575 |
| Total population | 575 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 210 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 386 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 565 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 76 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 76 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 76 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 656 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,604 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,772 |
| Acres of hay crops | 219 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,432 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,036 |
| Acres of oats | 75 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 106 |
| BAR AC | 72 |
| BAR BU | 847 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 847 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 891 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,261 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,410 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 759 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| HAY AC | 219 |
| HAY TONS | 330 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 519 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 85 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 88 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 90 |
| Number of other cattle | 81 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 274 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 85 |
| Number of swine | 125 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 136 |
| OAT AC | 75 |
| OAT BU | 891 |
| PEA BU | 1,261 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,410 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 124 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 731 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,822 |
| RYE BU | 23 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 330 |
| WHT AC | 106 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 759 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,822 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 386 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 124 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 81 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 731 |
| FRN CA | 565 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 519 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 76 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 76 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 90 |
| MD MALE | 90 |
| MD TOT | 180 |
| MILK COWS | 88 |
| NAME CD | Gaspé |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 85 |
| OC TOT | 90 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 81 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 274 |
| SHEEP KS | 85 |
| SUP AM | 2,432 |
| SUP FOR | 4,604 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 656 |
| SUP SC | 1,772 |
| SUP TOT | 7,036 |
| SWINE | 125 |
| SWINE KS | 136 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 76 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 67 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC154010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056013— 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). "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/.