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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2849264. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,194 |
| 1881 | 2,285 |
| 1891 | 1,874 |
| 1901 | 1,433 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,874 total population, 982 males, 892 females, 649 married persons, 362 families, 325 married males, 324 married females, 49 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,176 single persons under 18, 637 single males under 18, 539 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,853 French Canadians, 21 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 309 houses, 309 occupied houses, 290 houses built of wood, 219 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 3 rooms, 84 houses of 2 stories, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 1 room, 10 houses built of brick, 4 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,776 bushels of oats, 26,305 acres of land in farms, 21,680 acres of improved land in farms, 21,555 bushels of potatoes, 17,235 pounds of homemade butter, 16,187 acres of farmland under crops, 6,656 acres of hay crops, 5,334 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,849 bushels of corn, 4,834 tons of hay, 4,625 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,388 bushels of barley, 4,212 chickens, 3,916 bushels of spring wheat, 3,797 bushels of turnips, 3,693 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,182 bushels of buckwheat, 2,794 bushels of peas, 2,626 acres of oats, 1,345 milk cows, 1,005 sheep, 753 sheep slaughtered or sold, 645 other cattle, 589 swine slaughtered or sold, 568 swine, 534 horses aged over 3 years, 474 acres of wheat, 402 cattle killed or sold, 349 acres of barley, 347 bushels of beans, 326 occupants of farms, 267 horses aged 3 years and under, 259 farm occupants who own their land, 202 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 201 acres of potatoes, 159 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 148 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 140 geese, 89 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 88 turkeys, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 50 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 oxen, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of rye, 7 ducks, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC189002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2849264
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ange-Gardien
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ange-Gardien
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/.