Mile End, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Mile End, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,537. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.527°N, 73.603°W.
Population
In 1891, Mile End, Village had a population of 3,537: 1,787 male and 1,750 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,537 |
| 1891 | 3,537 |
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, Mile End, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,537 total population, 1,787 males, 1,750 females, 1,446 married persons, 778 families, 724 married males, 722 married females, 107 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,984 single persons under 18, 1,035 single males under 18, 949 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,297 French Canadians, 240 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 559 houses, 559 occupied houses, 376 houses of 2 stories, 317 houses built of wood, 228 houses built of brick, 165 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 163 houses of 4 rooms, 152 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 3 rooms, 70 houses under construction, 56 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 34 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 3 stories, 27 houses of over 15 rooms, 14 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,483 bushels of potatoes, 2,255 bushels of oats, 1,977 acres of land in farms, 1,867 bushels of turnips, 1,600 pounds of homemade butter, 1,109 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 900 bushels of spring wheat, 868 acres of improved land in farms, 492 acres of farmland under crops, 361 acres of farmland in pasture, 310 chickens, 296 tons of hay, 266 acres of hay crops, 200 bushels of barley, 161 milk cows, 156 acres of oats, 125 acres of wheat, 124 horses aged over 3 years, 86 acres of potatoes, 60 bushels of peas, 18 acres of turnips, 15 acres of barley, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 swine, 13 farm occupants who own their land, 13 occupants of farms, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 6 geese, 6 turkeys, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155010— 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). "Mile End, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mile-end-village-qc155010-1891/.