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 density was 2.6 people per square mile.
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 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 508 |
| Number of males | 597 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 508 |
| POP M | 597 |
| POP TOT | 1,105 |
| Total population | 1,105 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 709 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,104 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 38 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 932 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,601 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 612 |
| Acres of hay crops | 376 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,544 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,145 |
| Acres of oats | 173 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 53 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,118 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,435 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8 |
| HAY AC | 376 |
| HAY TONS | 395 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 42 |
| Number of chickens | 473 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 77 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 85 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 96 |
| Number of milk cows | 185 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 80 |
| Number of other cattle | 105 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 492 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 168 |
| Number of swine | 223 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 143 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 173 |
| OAT BU | 2,118 |
| PEA BU | 218 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 5,435 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 270 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 904 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,308 |
| RYE BU | 113 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 395 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,308 |
| CATTLE KS | 42 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 709 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 270 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 208 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 904 |
| FRN CA | 1,104 |
| GEESE | 85 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 473 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 96 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 367 |
| MILK COWS | 185 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 77 |
| OC TOT | 80 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 105 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 492 |
| SHEEP KS | 168 |
| SUP AM | 1,544 |
| SUP FOR | 1,601 |
| SUP PAT | 932 |
| SUP SC | 612 |
| SUP TOT | 3,145 |
| SWINE | 223 |
| SWINE KS | 143 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 146 |
| TUR BU | 8 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
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/.