Marchand, Quebec (1891 census)
Marchand was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 414. 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 density was 3.2 people per square mile.
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 73 |
| Number of families | 73 |
| Number of females | 186 |
| Number of males | 228 |
| Number of married females | 72 |
| Number of married males | 72 |
| Number of married persons | 144 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 186 |
| POP M | 228 |
| POP TOT | 414 |
| Total population | 414 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 113 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 267 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 409 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 68 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 60 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 70 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 533 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,870 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,256 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,032 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,814 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,684 |
| Acres of oats | 494 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 41 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,067 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,067 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,609 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,260 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,247 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,238 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| BWT BU | 2,609 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 1,032 |
| HAY TONS | 912 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 57 |
| Number of chickens | 839 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 77 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 179 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 80 |
| Number of other cattle | 158 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 192 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 72 |
| Number of swine | 88 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 494 |
| OAT BU | 7,260 |
| PEA BU | 486 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 6,247 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 832 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,687 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 912 |
| WHT AC | 41 |
| WHT FALL BU | 120 |
| WHT SP BU | 267 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,687 |
| CATTLE KS | 57 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 113 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 267 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 832 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 73 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 409 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 199 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 839 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 97 |
| HOUSES | 68 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 68 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 72 |
| MD MALE | 72 |
| MD TOT | 144 |
| MILK COWS | 179 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 77 |
| OC TOT | 80 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 158 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 192 |
| SHEEP KS | 72 |
| SUP AM | 2,814 |
| SUP FOR | 12,870 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 533 |
| SUP SC | 2,256 |
| SUP TOT | 15,684 |
| SWINE | 88 |
| SWINE KS | 110 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 70 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,238 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
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: 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). "Marchand, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/marchand-qc176027-1891/.