N.-D. de l'Assomption, Quebec (1891 census)
N.-D. de l'Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.694°N, 67.880°W.
Population
In 1891, N.-D. de l'Assomption had a population of 1,881: 967 male and 914 female residents.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, N.-D. de l'Assomption shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 321 |
| Number of families | 321 |
| Number of females | 914 |
| Number of males | 967 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 296 |
| Number of married persons | 597 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 914 |
| POP M | 967 |
| POP TOT | 1,881 |
| Total population | 1,881 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 655 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,245 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,837 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 44 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 257 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 255 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 159 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 96 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 206 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,217 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,102 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,673 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,582 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,898 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,000 |
| Acres of oats | 1,422 |
| Acres of potatoes | 326 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,352 |
| BAR AC | 206 |
| BAR BU | 2,653 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,653 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,115 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,064 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,374 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,542 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,404 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,582 |
| HAY TONS | 1,592 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 329 |
| Number of chickens | 2,328 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 238 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 82 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 119 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 354 |
| Number of milk cows | 871 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 246 |
| Number of other cattle | 469 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 1,598 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 907 |
| Number of swine | 730 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 718 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 1,422 |
| OAT BU | 14,115 |
| PEA BU | 6,064 |
| POT AC | 326 |
| POT BU | 51,374 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,073 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,370 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,609 |
| RYE BU | 222 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,592 |
| WHT AC | 1,352 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,542 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,609 |
| CATTLE KS | 329 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 655 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,245 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,073 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 119 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 321 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,370 |
| FRN CA | 1,837 |
| GEESE | 82 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,328 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 354 |
| HOUSES | 257 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 54 |
| HOUSES W | 255 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 301 |
| MD MALE | 296 |
| MD TOT | 597 |
| MILK COWS | 871 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 238 |
| OC TOT | 246 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 469 |
| OTHERS | 44 |
| SHEEP | 1,598 |
| SHEEP KS | 907 |
| SUP AM | 13,898 |
| SUP FOR | 14,102 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 6,217 |
| SUP SC | 7,673 |
| SUP TOT | 28,000 |
| SWINE | 730 |
| SWINE KS | 718 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 257 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,404 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC183006— 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). "N.-D. de l'Assomption, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/n-d-de-l-assomption-qc183006-1891/.