L'Assomption, Quebec (1891 census)
L'Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 73.427°W.
Population
In 1891, L'Assomption had a population of 1,275: 639 male and 636 female residents. Population density was 32.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,031 |
| 1871 | 1,599 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,275 |
| 1901 | 1,148 |
| 1911 | 892 |
| 1921 | 881 |
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'Assomption shared boundaries with:
- Lavaltrie
- L’Assomption, Village
- L’Epiphanie
- Repentigny
- St. Paul
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Sulpice
- Ste. Marie Salomée
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 275 |
| Number of families | 275 |
| Number of females | 636 |
| Number of males | 639 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 636 |
| POP M | 639 |
| POP TOT | 1,275 |
| Total population | 1,275 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 830 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,268 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 257 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 36 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 202 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 39 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 215 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,248 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,025 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,647 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,818 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,959 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,984 |
| Acres of oats | 5,798 |
| Acres of potatoes | 381 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 350 |
| BAR AC | 131 |
| BAR BU | 2,141 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,141 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 785 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,422 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 457 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,987 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,326 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,411 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,889 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,401 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,702 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,994 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 4,422 |
| CRN BU | 1,987 |
| HAY AC | 3,818 |
| HAY TONS | 4,726 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 438 |
| Number of chickens | 5,223 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 204 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 54 |
| Number of geese | 216 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 240 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 594 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,459 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 909 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 82 |
| Number of sheep | 1,525 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 891 |
| Number of swine | 770 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,056 |
| Number of turkeys | 279 |
| OAT AC | 5,798 |
| OAT BU | 52,326 |
| PEA BU | 5,411 |
| POT AC | 381 |
| POT BU | 34,889 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,617 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 134,990 |
| RYE BU | 1,401 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,726 |
| WHT AC | 350 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,702 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 785 |
| BUTTER LB | 134,990 |
| CATTLE KS | 438 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 417 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 413 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 830 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 240 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 275 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,617 |
| FRN CA | 1,268 |
| GEESE | 216 |
| GRA BU | 457 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,223 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 594 |
| HOUSES | 257 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES S | 36 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 215 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 202 |
| INF 11 A | 82 |
| MD FEM | 195 |
| MD MALE | 196 |
| MD TOT | 391 |
| MILK COWS | 1,459 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC F | 54 |
| OC P | 204 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 909 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 1,525 |
| SHEEP KS | 891 |
| SUP AM | 21,959 |
| SUP FOR | 6,025 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 8,248 |
| SUP SC | 13,647 |
| SUP TOT | 27,984 |
| SWINE | 770 |
| SWINE KS | 1,056 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 257 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 5,994 |
| TURKEY | 279 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065002— 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'Assomption, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-qc162002-1891/.