Marchand, Quebec (1891 census)
Marchand was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 414. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29167389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.384°N, 74.821°W.
Population
In 1891, Marchand had a population of 414: 228 male and 186 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 414 |
| 1901 | 1,352 |
| 1911 | 1,402 |
| 1921 | 1,601 |
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 Rivière Rouge, 1881 (36.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Marchand shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 414 total population, 228 males, 186 females, 144 married persons, 73 families, 72 married females, 72 married males, 5.70 average size of families, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 267 single persons under 18, 154 single males under 18, 113 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 409 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 70 occupied houses, 68 houses, 68 houses built of wood, 60 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,684 acres of land in farms, 12,870 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,687 pounds of homemade butter, 7,260 bushels of oats, 6,247 bushels of potatoes, 2,814 acres of improved land in farms, 2,609 bushels of buckwheat, 2,256 acres of farmland under crops, 2,238 bushels of turnips, 1,067 bushels of barley, 1,032 acres of hay crops, 912 tons of hay, 839 chickens, 832 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 533 acres of farmland in pasture, 494 acres of oats, 486 bushels of peas, 267 bushels of spring wheat, 199 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 192 sheep, 179 milk cows, 158 other cattle, 120 bushels of winter wheat, 110 swine slaughtered or sold, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 88 swine, 82 acres of barley, 80 occupants of farms, 77 farm occupants who own their land, 72 sheep slaughtered or sold, 63 acres of potatoes, 57 cattle killed or sold, 41 acres of wheat, 40 oxen, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 turkeys, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 bushels of corn, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of beans, 6 bushels of rye, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 geese, 2 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29167389
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). "Marchand, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/marchand-qc176027-1891/.