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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 382 total population, 215 females, 167 males, 140 married persons, 78 families, 70 married females, 70 married males, 13 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 229 single persons under 18, 134 single females under 18, 95 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 381 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 75 houses, 75 occupied houses, 71 houses built of wood, 70 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,775 pounds of homemade butter, 1,505 bushels of oats, 1,154 bushels of potatoes, 758 acres of land in farms, 457 acres of improved land in farms, 310 acres of farmland under crops, 301 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 187 acres of hay crops, 175 chickens, 154 tons of hay, 122 bushels of buckwheat, 117 acres of farmland in pasture, 106 acres of oats, 81 bushels of peas, 76 occupants of farms, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 farm occupants who own their land, 57 horses aged over 3 years, 56 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 51 bushels of spring wheat, 48 milk cows, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 bushels of turnips, 23 bushels of corn, 23 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21 bushels of barley, 21 sheep, 17 other cattle, 16 acres of potatoes, 15 swine, 15 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 14 other fowl, 10 bushels of rye, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 acres of wheat, 9 bushels of beans, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 cattle killed or sold, 5 ducks, 5 swine slaughtered or sold, 4 employees on farms, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.