Maisonneuve, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Maisonneuve, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,226. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.556°N, 73.547°W.
Population
In 1891, Maisonneuve, Town—Ville had a population of 1,226: 605 male and 621 female residents. Population density was 681.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,226 |
| 1901 | 3,958 |
| 1911 | 18,684 |
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 Hochelaga, Village, 1881 (47.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maisonneuve, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 122 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 621 |
| Number of males | 605 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 236 |
| Number of married persons | 472 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 621 |
| POP M | 605 |
| POP TOT | 1,226 |
| Total population | 1,226 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 356 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 723 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 928 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 298 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 239 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 212 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 239 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 225 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 75 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 178 |
| Acres of hay crops | 60 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 407 |
| Acres of land in farms | 482 |
| Acres of oats | 46 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 700 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 700 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,300 |
| HAY AC | 60 |
| HAY TONS | 104 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 490 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 92 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 3 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 300 |
| Number of swine | 23 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 400 |
| OAT AC | 46 |
| OAT BU | 2,300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 104 |
Other recorded variables (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 356 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 723 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 928 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 490 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 239 |
| HOUSES B | 212 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 24 |
| MD FEM | 236 |
| MD MALE | 236 |
| MD TOT | 472 |
| MILK COWS | 92 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC P | 3 |
| OC TOT | 3 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHERS | 298 |
| SHEEP KS | 300 |
| SUP AM | 407 |
| SUP FOR | 10 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 225 |
| SUP SC | 178 |
| SUP TOT | 482 |
| SWINE | 23 |
| SWINE KS | 400 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 239 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC172005_1891— 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). "Maisonneuve, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maisonneuve-town-ville-qc155009-1891/.