Napierville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Napierville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 860. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.186°N, 73.403°W.
Population
In 1891, Napierville, Village had a population of 860: 404 male and 456 female residents. Population density was 950.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 860 |
| 1901 | 774 |
| 1911 | 691 |
| 1921 | 741 |
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, Napierville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 183 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 456 |
| Number of males | 404 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 280 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 456 |
| POP M | 404 |
| POP TOT | 860 |
| Total population | 860 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 523 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 844 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 16 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 169 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 712 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 152 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,058 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,092 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,809 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,961 |
| Acres of oats | 496 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 413 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 766 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,086 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 523 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,463 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 766 |
| CRN BU | 461 |
| HAY AC | 1,092 |
| HAY TONS | 786 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 609 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 69 |
| Number of milk cows | 56 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 29 |
| Number of other cattle | 31 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 84 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 91 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 496 |
| OAT BU | 5,086 |
| PEA BU | 523 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 2,463 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 262 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,335 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 786 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT FALL BU | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,335 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 523 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 262 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 80 |
| FRN CA | 844 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 609 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 69 |
| HOUSES | 169 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 140 |
| MD TOT | 280 |
| MILK COWS | 56 |
| NAME CD | Napierville |
| OC P | 29 |
| OC TOT | 29 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 31 |
| OTHERS | 16 |
| SHEEP | 84 |
| SHEEP KS | 47 |
| SUP AM | 2,809 |
| SUP FOR | 152 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 712 |
| SUP SC | 2,058 |
| SUP TOT | 2,961 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 91 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 169 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 30 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077006— 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). "Napierville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/napierville-village-qc174001-1891/.