Notre-Dame de Buckland, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame de Buckland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.620°N, 70.552°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame de Buckland had a population of 1,199: 638 male and 561 female residents. Population density was 32.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,199 |
| 1901 | 1,069 |
| 1911 | 1,119 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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 Buckland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 561 |
| Number of males | 638 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 357 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 561 |
| POP M | 638 |
| POP TOT | 1,199 |
| Total population | 1,199 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 814 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,199 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 171 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 221 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,551 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,763 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,219 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,879 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,811 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,574 |
| Acres of oats | 966 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 146 |
| BAR AC | 221 |
| BAR BU | 3,038 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,038 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,551 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,900 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,507 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,144 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 359 |
| BWT BU | 3,551 |
| HAY AC | 3,879 |
| HAY TONS | 1,788 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 285 |
| Number of chickens | 828 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 737 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 187 |
| Number of other cattle | 320 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 175 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 827 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 557 |
| Number of swine | 222 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 416 |
| OAT AC | 966 |
| OAT BU | 10,900 |
| PEA BU | 311 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 11,507 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,590 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,303 |
| RYE BU | 236 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,788 |
| WHT AC | 146 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,144 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 95 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,303 |
| CATTLE KS | 285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 448 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 814 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 38 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,590 |
| FRN CA | 1,199 |
| GRA BU | 82 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 828 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 171 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 357 |
| MILK COWS | 737 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 187 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 320 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 827 |
| SHEEP KS | 557 |
| SUP AM | 10,811 |
| SUP FOR | 12,763 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 4,551 |
| SUP SC | 6,219 |
| SUP TOT | 23,574 |
| SWINE | 222 |
| SWINE KS | 416 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 359 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 175 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042004_1891— 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 Buckland, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-buckland-qc141003-1891/.