Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame de Bonsecours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.755°N, 74.859°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame de Bonsecours had a population of 792: 417 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,253 |
| 1881 | 847 |
| 1891 | 569 |
| 1891 | 792 |
| 1901 | 917 |
| 1901 | 385 |
| 1911 | 1,658 |
| 1911 | 391 |
| 1921 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 392 |
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, Notre-Dame de Bonsecours shared boundaries with:
- Grenville
- Harrington
- Montebello, Village
- Ponsonby
- Richelieu, Village
- St. André-Avellin
- St. Athanase
- St. Grégoire
- St. Mathias
- Ste. Angélique
- Ste. Marie de Monnoir
- Suffolk
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 132 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 375 |
| Number of males | 417 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 375 |
| POP M | 417 |
| POP TOT | 792 |
| Total population | 792 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 552 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 767 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 25 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 118 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 117 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 118 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 98 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,273 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,944 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,083 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,349 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,393 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,337 |
| Acres of oats | 821 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 188 |
| BAR AC | 98 |
| BAR BU | 1,102 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,102 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 611 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,097 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,721 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,244 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,846 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 192 |
| BWT BU | 611 |
| CRN BU | 322 |
| HAY AC | 1,349 |
| HAY TONS | 1,341 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 100 |
| Number of chickens | 2,215 |
| Number of ducks | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 90 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 198 |
| Number of milk cows | 350 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 118 |
| Number of other cattle | 259 |
| Number of other fowl | 2,166 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 488 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 209 |
| Number of swine | 364 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 227 |
| Number of turkeys | 158 |
| OAT AC | 821 |
| OAT BU | 14,097 |
| PEA BU | 2,721 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 7,244 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,597 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,275 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,341 |
| WHT AC | 188 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,846 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 100 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,275 |
| CATTLE KS | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 552 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,597 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 90 |
| DUCKS | 75 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 767 |
| GEESE | 103 |
| GRA BU | 83 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,215 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 198 |
| HOUSES | 118 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 117 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 109 |
| MD MALE | 109 |
| MD TOT | 218 |
| MILK COWS | 350 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 118 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2,166 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 259 |
| OTHERS | 25 |
| SHEEP | 488 |
| SHEEP KS | 209 |
| SUP AM | 6,393 |
| SUP FOR | 4,944 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 2,273 |
| SUP SC | 4,083 |
| SUP TOT | 11,337 |
| SWINE | 364 |
| SWINE KS | 227 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 118 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 192 |
| TURKEY | 158 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085002— 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). "Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-bonsecours-qc176031-1891/.