Lanoraie, Quebec (1891 census)
Lanoraie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.982°N, 73.256°W.
Population
In 1891, Lanoraie had a population of 1,715: 832 male and 883 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,011 |
| 1861 | 2,057 |
| 1871 | 2,036 |
| 1881 | 2,240 |
| 1891 | 1,715 |
| 1901 | 1,706 |
| 1911 | 1,651 |
| 1921 | 1,440 |
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, Lanoraie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 344 |
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of females | 883 |
| Number of males | 832 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 584 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP F | 883 |
| POP M | 832 |
| POP TOT | 1,715 |
| Total population | 1,715 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,047 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,712 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 313 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 39 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 274 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 296 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 314 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,209 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,006 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 669 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,421 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,897 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,903 |
| Acres of oats | 2,552 |
| Acres of potatoes | 339 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 118 |
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 639 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 639 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,987 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,526 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,906 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,489 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,111 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,728 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,028 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,520 |
| BWT BU | 4,987 |
| CRN BU | 9,526 |
| HAY AC | 1,421 |
| HAY TONS | 1,667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 134 |
| Number of chickens | 3,703 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 215 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 56 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 364 |
| Number of milk cows | 584 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 226 |
| Number of other cattle | 475 |
| Number of other fowl | 214 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 873 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 418 |
| Number of swine | 833 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 536 |
| Number of turkeys | 78 |
| OAT AC | 2,552 |
| OAT BU | 22,906 |
| PEA BU | 1,489 |
| POT AC | 339 |
| POT BU | 34,111 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 195 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,593 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,494 |
| RYE BU | 4,728 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,667 |
| WHT AC | 118 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,028 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 159 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,494 |
| CATTLE KS | 134 |
| CHEESE LB | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 542 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,047 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,593 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1 |
| FRN CA | 1,712 |
| GEESE | 56 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,703 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 364 |
| HOUSES | 313 |
| HOUSES B | 39 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 105 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 296 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 96 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 274 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 292 |
| MD MALE | 292 |
| MD TOT | 584 |
| MILK COWS | 584 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 215 |
| OC TOT | 226 |
| OTHER FOWL | 214 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 475 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 873 |
| SHEEP KS | 418 |
| SUP AM | 13,897 |
| SUP FOR | 10,006 |
| SUP JV | 19 |
| SUP PAT | 13,209 |
| SUP SC | 669 |
| SUP TOT | 23,903 |
| SWINE | 833 |
| SWINE KS | 536 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 314 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 3,520 |
| TURKEY | 78 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043003— 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). "Lanoraie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lanoraie-qc142004-1891/.