Larochelle, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Larochelle, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 382. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.273°N, 72.513°W.
Population
In 1891, Larochelle, Village had a population of 382: 167 male and 215 female residents. Population density was 3329.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 421 |
| 1881 | 371 |
| 1891 | 382 |
| 1901 | 342 |
| 1911 | 391 |
| 1921 | 932 |
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, Larochelle, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 78 |
| Number of families | 78 |
| Number of females | 215 |
| Number of males | 167 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 70 |
| Number of married persons | 140 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 215 |
| POP M | 167 |
| POP TOT | 382 |
| Total population | 382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 134 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 95 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 229 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 381 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 75 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 40 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 117 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 301 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 310 |
| Acres of hay crops | 187 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 457 |
| Acres of land in farms | 758 |
| Acres of oats | 106 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 21 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,505 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,154 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27 |
| BWT BU | 122 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 187 |
| HAY TONS | 154 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 5 |
| Number of chickens | 175 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 57 |
| Number of milk cows | 48 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 76 |
| Number of other cattle | 17 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 21 |
| Number of swine | 15 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| OAT AC | 106 |
| OAT BU | 1,505 |
| PEA BU | 81 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,154 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 23 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,775 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 154 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 51 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,775 |
| CATTLE KS | 5 |
| CHEESE LB | 23 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 134 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 95 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 229 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 78 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 56 |
| FRN CA | 381 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 175 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 57 |
| HOUSES | 75 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 70 |
| MD MALE | 70 |
| MD TOT | 140 |
| MILK COWS | 48 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 64 |
| OC TOT | 76 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 17 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 21 |
| SUP AM | 457 |
| SUP FOR | 301 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 117 |
| SUP SC | 310 |
| SUP TOT | 758 |
| SWINE | 15 |
| SWINE KS | 5 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 75 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 27 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078028— 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). "Larochelle, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/larochelle-village-qc175003-1891/.