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 1,874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 72.907°W.
Population
In 1891, L'Ange Gardien had a population of 1,874: 982 male and 892 female residents. Population density was 52.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,943 |
| 1871 | 2,194 |
| 1881 | 2,285 |
| 1891 | 1,874 |
| 1901 | 1,433 |
| 1911 | 1,252 |
| 1921 | 1,291 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 362 |
| Number of families | 362 |
| Number of females | 892 |
| Number of males | 982 |
| Number of married females | 324 |
| Number of married males | 325 |
| Number of married persons | 649 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 892 |
| POP M | 982 |
| POP TOT | 1,874 |
| Total population | 1,874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,176 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,853 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 21 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 309 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 290 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 219 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 84 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 309 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 349 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,334 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,625 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,187 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,656 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,680 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,305 |
| Acres of oats | 2,626 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 474 |
| BAR AC | 349 |
| BAR BU | 4,388 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,388 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,182 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,849 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,776 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,794 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,555 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,916 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,797 |
| BWT BU | 3,182 |
| CRN BU | 4,849 |
| HAY AC | 6,656 |
| HAY TONS | 4,834 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 402 |
| Number of chickens | 4,212 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 259 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 67 |
| Number of geese | 140 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 267 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 534 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,345 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 326 |
| Number of other cattle | 645 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 1,005 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 753 |
| Number of swine | 568 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 589 |
| Number of turkeys | 88 |
| OAT AC | 2,626 |
| OAT BU | 36,776 |
| PEA BU | 2,794 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 21,555 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,693 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,235 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,834 |
| WHT AC | 474 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,916 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 148 |
| BEN BU | 347 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,235 |
| CATTLE KS | 402 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 539 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,176 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,693 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 267 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 362 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,853 |
| GEESE | 140 |
| GRA BU | 202 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,212 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 534 |
| HOUSES | 309 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 290 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 324 |
| MD MALE | 325 |
| MD TOT | 649 |
| MILK COWS | 1,345 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC F | 67 |
| OC P | 259 |
| OC TOT | 326 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 645 |
| OTHERS | 21 |
| SHEEP | 1,005 |
| SHEEP KS | 753 |
| SUP AM | 21,680 |
| SUP FOR | 4,625 |
| SUP JV | 159 |
| SUP PAT | 5,334 |
| SUP SC | 16,187 |
| SUP TOT | 26,305 |
| SWINE | 568 |
| SWINE KS | 589 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 309 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 3,797 |
| TURKEY | 88 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085001— 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-qc184002-1891/.