L'Ange Gardien, Quebec (1891 census)
L'Ange Gardien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,137. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.942°N, 71.137°W.
Population
In 1891, L'Ange Gardien had a population of 1,137: 570 male and 567 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 829 |
| 1861 | 932 |
| 1871 | 1,049 |
| 1881 | 1,135 |
| 1891 | 1,137 |
| 1901 | 1,179 |
| 1911 | 1,447 |
| 1921 | 1,167 |
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, L'Ange Gardien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 567 |
| Number of males | 570 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 375 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 567 |
| POP M | 570 |
| POP TOT | 1,137 |
| Total population | 1,137 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 706 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,137 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 60 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 106 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,904 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,744 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,785 |
| Acres of hay crops | 877 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,868 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,612 |
| Acres of oats | 1,054 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 253 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 125 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,579 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,402 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,789 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 452 |
| BWT BU | 317 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 877 |
| HAY TONS | 1,791 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 137 |
| Number of chickens | 3,347 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 141 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 155 |
| Number of milk cows | 396 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 344 |
| Number of other fowl | 126 |
| Number of oxen | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 108 |
| Number of sheep | 555 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 194 |
| Number of swine | 545 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 244 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 1,054 |
| OAT BU | 14,579 |
| PEA BU | 317 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 12,402 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 367 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,946 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,385 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,791 |
| WHT AC | 253 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,789 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 156 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,385 |
| CATTLE KS | 137 |
| CHEESE LB | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 706 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,946 |
| FRN CA | 1,137 |
| GEESE | 141 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,347 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 155 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES S | 60 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 95 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 106 |
| INF 11 A | 108 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 187 |
| MD TOT | 375 |
| MILK COWS | 396 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER FOWL | 126 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 344 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 555 |
| SHEEP KS | 194 |
| SUP AM | 8,868 |
| SUP FOR | 8,744 |
| SUP JV | 179 |
| SUP PAT | 3,904 |
| SUP SC | 4,785 |
| SUP TOT | 17,612 |
| SWINE | 545 |
| SWINE KS | 244 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 452 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075002— 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). "L'Ange Gardien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-ange-gardien-qc172002-1891/.