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 569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.405°N, 73.223°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame de Bonsecours had a population of 569: 285 male and 284 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 569 |
| 1901 | 385 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 569 total population, 285 males, 284 females, 186 married persons, 105 families, 93 married females, 93 married males, 8 widowed persons, 5.40 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 375 single persons under 18, 189 single males under 18, 186 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 557 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 103 houses, 103 occupied houses, 87 houses of 1 story, 85 houses built of wood, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses built of brick, 13 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,933 bushels of oats, 7,717 acres of land in farms, 7,102 acres of improved land in farms, 5,566 acres of farmland under crops, 4,573 pounds of homemade butter, 3,747 acres of hay crops, 3,208 bushels of peas, 3,085 bushels of potatoes, 2,544 tons of hay, 2,015 bushels of spring wheat, 1,713 bushels of barley, 1,520 chickens, 1,515 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,313 acres of oats, 1,207 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 615 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 389 bushels of buckwheat, 361 milk cows, 341 sheep, 280 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 232 other cattle, 200 bushels of turnips, 191 swine, 184 swine slaughtered or sold, 177 sheep slaughtered or sold, 168 horses aged over 3 years, 166 acres of wheat, 122 turkeys, 106 acres of barley, 105 cattle killed or sold, 95 geese, 88 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 85 horses aged 3 years and under, 69 occupants of farms, 64 farm occupants who own their land, 43 ducks, 41 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 34 acres of potatoes, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 bushels of corn, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 oxen, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184004— 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-qc184004-1891/.