Longueuil, Quebec (1891 census)
Longueuil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,194. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.528°N, 73.473°W.
Population
In 1891, Longueuil had a population of 1,194: 581 male and 613 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 997 |
| 1891 | 1,194 |
| 1901 | 1,406 |
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, Longueuil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,194 total population, 613 females, 581 males, 406 married persons, 225 families, 203 married females, 203 married males, 35 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 753 single persons under 18, 393 single females under 18, 360 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 926 French Canadians, 268 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 200 houses, 200 occupied houses, 127 houses built of wood, 110 houses of 1 story, 92 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 90 houses of 2 stories, 47 houses built of stone, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 35 uninhabited houses, 26 houses built of brick, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses under construction, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,265 pounds of homemade butter, 32,473 bushels of oats, 15,446 acres of land in farms, 13,740 acres of improved land in farms, 12,582 tons of hay, 12,466 acres of farmland under crops, 8,867 acres of hay crops, 6,378 bushels of potatoes, 6,092 chickens, 3,259 acres of oats, 2,654 bushels of buckwheat, 1,749 bushels of peas, 1,706 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,434 bushels of barley, 1,192 acres of farmland in pasture, 887 turkeys, 845 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 820 bushels of corn, 811 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 441 milk cows, 426 swine, 424 horses aged over 3 years, 375 bushels of spring wheat, 341 cattle killed or sold, 328 sheep, 293 ducks, 255 swine slaughtered or sold, 176 occupants of farms, 165 other cattle, 155 bushels of turnips, 149 farm occupants who own their land, 137 horses aged 3 years and under, 134 sheep slaughtered or sold, 114 geese, 113 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 109 acres of barley, 88 acres of potatoes, 82 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 60 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 60, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 acres of wheat, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 other fowl, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 employees on farms, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139398
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longueuil
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longueuil
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). "Longueuil, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/longueuil-qc145006-1891/.