Mont Joli, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Mont Joli, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.588°N, 68.190°W.
Population
In 1891, Mont Joli, VL had a population of 742: 380 male and 362 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 742 |
| 1901 | 822 |
| 1911 | 2,141 |
| 1921 | 2,799 |
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 Ste. Flavie, 1881 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mont Joli, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 742 total population, 380 males, 362 females, 244 married persons, 134 families, 122 married females, 122 married males, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 481 single persons under 18, 252 single males under 18, 229 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 732 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 houses, 121 houses built of wood, 121 occupied houses, 80 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 3 stories, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,671 bushels of potatoes, 1,350 pounds of homemade butter, 1,119 bushels of oats, 970 acres of land in farms, 607 acres of improved land in farms, 363 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 354 acres of farmland under crops, 247 tons of hay, 227 acres of farmland in pasture, 187 acres of hay crops, 168 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 157 bushels of peas, 157 chickens, 96 occupants of farms, 92 farm occupants who own their land, 84 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 swine slaughtered or sold, 56 acres of oats, 53 milk cows, 44 bushels of turnips, 34 sheep, 32 bushels of spring wheat, 29 cattle killed or sold, 29 sheep slaughtered or sold, 28 horses aged over 3 years, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 acres of potatoes, 21 swine, 16 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 7 acres of wheat, 7 geese, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 turkeys, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 other cattle, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141717
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Joli
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Joli
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). "Mont Joli, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mont-joli-vl-qc183004-1891/.