Mastigoche, Quebec (1891 census)
Mastigoche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.412°N, 73.348°W.
Population
In 1891, Mastigoche had a population of 563: 280 male and 283 female residents. Population density was 8.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 400 |
| 1891 | 563 |
| 1901 | 730 |
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, Mastigoche shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 110 |
| Number of families | 110 |
| Number of females | 283 |
| Number of males | 280 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 207 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 283 |
| POP M | 280 |
| POP TOT | 563 |
| Total population | 563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 342 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 563 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 63 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 63 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 65 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 781 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,274 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,716 |
| Acres of hay crops | 502 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,508 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,782 |
| Acres of oats | 359 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 115 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,291 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,582 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 344 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,273 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 388 |
| BWT BU | 1,291 |
| CRN BU | 381 |
| HAY AC | 502 |
| HAY TONS | 266 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 41 |
| Number of chickens | 1,009 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 62 |
| Number of milk cows | 128 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 70 |
| Number of other cattle | 116 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 187 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 49 |
| Number of swine | 136 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 65 |
| OAT AC | 359 |
| OAT BU | 3,582 |
| PEA BU | 344 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,273 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 404 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 18 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,615 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 266 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 92 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,615 |
| CATTLE KS | 41 |
| CHEESE LB | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 342 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 404 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 110 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 18 |
| FRN CA | 563 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,009 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 62 |
| HOUSES | 63 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 63 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 104 |
| MD TOT | 207 |
| MILK COWS | 128 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 70 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 116 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 187 |
| SHEEP KS | 49 |
| SUP AM | 2,508 |
| SUP FOR | 6,274 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 781 |
| SUP SC | 1,716 |
| SUP TOT | 8,782 |
| SWINE | 136 |
| SWINE KS | 65 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 65 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 388 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168003— 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). "Mastigoche, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mastigoche-qc167003-1891/.