La Présentation, Quebec (1891 census)
La Présentation was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,285. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3212031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 73.060°W.
Population
In 1891, La Présentation had a population of 1,285: 643 male and 642 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,755 |
| 1861 | 1,901 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,285 |
| 1901 | 1,273 |
| 1911 | 1,218 |
| 1921 | 1,062 |
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, La Présentation shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 642 |
| Number of males | 643 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 446 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 642 |
| POP M | 643 |
| POP TOT | 1,285 |
| Total population | 1,285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 390 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 793 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,282 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 223 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 203 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 175 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 683 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,881 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,465 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,813 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,282 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,729 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,194 |
| Acres of oats | 3,865 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 463 |
| BAR AC | 683 |
| BAR BU | 7,288 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,288 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,817 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 682 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,715 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,288 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,463 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,729 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 460 |
| BWT BU | 1,817 |
| CRN BU | 682 |
| HAY AC | 4,282 |
| HAY TONS | 3,215 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 371 |
| Number of chickens | 6,801 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 176 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 318 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 215 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 485 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,153 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 527 |
| Number of other fowl | 249 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 502 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 446 |
| Number of swine | 465 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 609 |
| Number of turkeys | 480 |
| OAT AC | 3,865 |
| OAT BU | 31,715 |
| PEA BU | 6,288 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 14,463 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,623 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,427 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,215 |
| WHT AC | 463 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,729 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,427 |
| CATTLE KS | 371 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 403 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 793 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,623 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 215 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 1,282 |
| GEESE | 318 |
| GRA BU | 327 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,801 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 485 |
| HOUSES | 223 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 175 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 203 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 223 |
| MD MALE | 223 |
| MD TOT | 446 |
| MILK COWS | 1,153 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 176 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 249 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 527 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 502 |
| SHEEP KS | 446 |
| SUP AM | 16,729 |
| SUP FOR | 6,465 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 4,881 |
| SUP SC | 11,813 |
| SUP TOT | 23,194 |
| SWINE | 465 |
| SWINE KS | 609 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 223 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 460 |
| TURKEY | 480 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3212031
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). "La Présentation, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-pr-sentation-qc185001-1891/.