Mille Vaches, Quebec (1891 census)
Mille Vaches was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.740°N, 69.123°W.
Population
In 1891, Mille Vaches had a population of 1,105: 597 male and 508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,115 |
| 1891 | 1,105 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Iberville, 1901 (28.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portneuf & Laval, 1901 (36.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mille Vaches shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,105 total population, 597 males, 508 females, 367 married persons, 208 families, 184 married males, 183 married females, 29 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 11 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 709 single persons under 18, 395 single males under 18, 314 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,104 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 146 houses, 146 houses built of wood, 146 occupied houses, 143 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 1 room, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,308 pounds of homemade butter, 5,435 bushels of potatoes, 3,145 acres of land in farms, 2,118 bushels of oats, 1,601 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,544 acres of improved land in farms, 932 acres of farmland in pasture, 904 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 612 acres of farmland under crops, 492 sheep, 473 chickens, 395 tons of hay, 376 acres of hay crops, 270 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 223 swine, 218 bushels of peas, 185 milk cows, 173 acres of oats, 168 sheep slaughtered or sold, 143 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 bushels of rye, 105 other cattle, 96 horses aged over 3 years, 85 geese, 80 occupants of farms, 77 farm occupants who own their land, 56 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of barley, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 42 cattle killed or sold, 31 ducks, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 oxen, 9 turkeys, 8 bushels of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149033— 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). "Mille Vaches, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mille-vaches-qc149033-1891/.