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 density was 50.8 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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 284 |
| Number of males | 285 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 284 |
| POP M | 285 |
| POP TOT | 569 |
| Total population | 569 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 186 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 375 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 557 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 103 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 85 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 87 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,515 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 615 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,566 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,747 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,102 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,717 |
| Acres of oats | 1,313 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 166 |
| BAR AC | 106 |
| BAR BU | 1,713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,713 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,933 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,208 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,085 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,015 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 200 |
| BWT BU | 389 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 3,747 |
| HAY TONS | 2,544 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 105 |
| Number of chickens | 1,520 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 95 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 85 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 168 |
| Number of milk cows | 361 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 69 |
| Number of other cattle | 232 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 341 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 177 |
| Number of swine | 191 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 184 |
| Number of turkeys | 122 |
| OAT AC | 1,313 |
| OAT BU | 19,933 |
| PEA BU | 3,208 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 3,085 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 280 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,207 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 41 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,573 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,544 |
| WHT AC | 166 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,015 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,573 |
| CATTLE KS | 105 |
| CHEESE LB | 280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 375 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,207 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 85 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 41 |
| FRN CA | 557 |
| GEESE | 95 |
| GRA BU | 88 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,520 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 168 |
| HOUSES | 103 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 87 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 85 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| MILK COWS | 361 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 64 |
| OC TOT | 69 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 232 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 341 |
| SHEEP KS | 177 |
| SUP AM | 7,102 |
| SUP FOR | 615 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 1,515 |
| SUP SC | 5,566 |
| SUP TOT | 7,717 |
| SWINE | 191 |
| SWINE KS | 184 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 103 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 200 |
| TURKEY | 122 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
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/.