Laterrière, Quebec (1891 census)
Laterrière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.289°N, 71.159°W.
Population
In 1891, Laterrière had a population of 1,006: 526 male and 480 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 367 |
| 1861 | 816 |
| 1871 | 1,319 |
| 1881 | 1,320 |
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 895 |
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, Laterrière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 480 |
| Number of males | 526 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 480 |
| POP M | 526 |
| POP TOT | 1,006 |
| Total population | 1,006 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 365 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 677 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 994 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 118 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 112 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 98 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 118 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,203 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,876 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,736 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,697 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,963 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,839 |
| Acres of oats | 2,213 |
| Acres of potatoes | 153 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 516 |
| BAR AC | 95 |
| BAR BU | 830 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 830 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,196 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,136 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,379 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,673 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 363 |
| BWT BU | 445 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,697 |
| HAY TONS | 1,430 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 304 |
| Number of chickens | 1,335 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 108 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 228 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 66 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 228 |
| Number of milk cows | 845 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 357 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 1,176 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 825 |
| Number of swine | 271 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 411 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 2,213 |
| OAT BU | 22,196 |
| PEA BU | 2,136 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 15,379 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 827 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,495 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,825 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| WHT AC | 516 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,673 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,825 |
| CATTLE KS | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 365 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 677 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 827 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 66 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,495 |
| FRN CA | 994 |
| GEESE | 228 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,335 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 228 |
| HOUSES | 118 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 112 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| MILK COWS | 845 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 108 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 357 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 1,176 |
| SHEEP KS | 825 |
| SUP AM | 11,963 |
| SUP FOR | 10,876 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 5,203 |
| SUP SC | 6,736 |
| SUP TOT | 22,839 |
| SWINE | 271 |
| SWINE KS | 411 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 118 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 363 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149015— 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). "Laterrière, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laterri-re-qc149006-1891/.