Laurentides, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Laurentides, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.851°N, 73.757°W.
Population
In 1891, Laurentides, Town—Ville had a population of 930: 434 male and 496 female residents. Population density was 570.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 930 |
| 1901 | 934 |
| 1911 | 1,128 |
| 1921 | 1,150 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Lin, 1881 (3.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Laurentides, Town—Ville 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 | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 496 |
| Number of males | 434 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 496 |
| POP M | 434 |
| POP TOT | 930 |
| Total population | 930 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 899 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 31 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 208 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 75 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 125 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 409 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,068 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,546 |
| Acres of hay crops | 704 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,979 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,047 |
| Acres of oats | 546 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 48 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,957 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 677 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,932 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29 |
| BWT BU | 733 |
| CRN BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 704 |
| HAY TONS | 679 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 29 |
| Number of chickens | 1,191 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 151 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 112 |
| Number of milk cows | 169 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 214 |
| Number of other cattle | 30 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 160 |
| Number of sheep | 73 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 26 |
| Number of swine | 63 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 149 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 546 |
| OAT BU | 5,957 |
| PEA BU | 677 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 7,932 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 275 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,527 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 679 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 134 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,527 |
| CATTLE KS | 29 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 534 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 275 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 209 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 899 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,191 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 112 |
| HOUSES | 208 |
| HOUSES B | 75 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 82 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 125 |
| INF 11 A | 160 |
| MD FEM | 176 |
| MD MALE | 176 |
| MD TOT | 352 |
| MILK COWS | 169 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 151 |
| OC TOT | 214 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 30 |
| OTHERS | 31 |
| SHEEP | 73 |
| SHEEP KS | 26 |
| SUP AM | 2,979 |
| SUP FOR | 3,068 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 409 |
| SUP SC | 2,546 |
| SUP TOT | 6,047 |
| SWINE | 63 |
| SWINE KS | 149 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 208 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 29 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065012— 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). "Laurentides, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/laurentides-town-ville-qc162004-1891/.