Notre-Dame de Grâce, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame de Grâce was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,305. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.467°N, 73.643°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame de Grâce had a population of 2,305: 1,021 male and 1,284 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,305 |
| 1911 | 5,217 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pierre aux Liens, Village, 1901 (7.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Montreal West—Ouest, Town—Ville, 1901 (6.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre-Dame de Grâces, West—Ouest, Village, 1901 (85.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Notre-Dame de Grâce shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Côte St. Paul
- Côte St. Paul, Village
- Lachine
- N.-Dame des Neiges W-O
- St. Henri, Town—Ville
- St. Laurent
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,305 total population, 1,284 females, 1,021 males, 656 married persons, 339 families, 328 married females, 328 married males, 67 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 6.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,582 single persons under 18, 913 single females under 18, 669 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,873 French Canadians, 432 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 335 houses, 335 occupied houses, 241 houses built of wood, 224 houses of 2 stories, 137 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 106 houses of 1 story, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 63 houses built of brick, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses built of stone, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 133,427 bushels of turnips, 75,845 bushels of potatoes, 18,415 bushels of oats, 6,793 pounds of homemade butter, 6,729 acres of land in farms, 5,784 acres of improved land in farms, 3,207 acres of farmland under crops, 3,155 bushels of barley, 3,126 chickens, 2,536 bushels of corn, 2,204 tons of hay, 1,723 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,440 acres of hay crops, 957 bushels of spring wheat, 945 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 854 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 787 acres of oats, 689 bushels of peas, 631 milk cows, 526 horses aged over 3 years, 482 bushels of buckwheat, 467 acres of potatoes, 437 acres of turnips, 353 cattle killed or sold, 259 bushels of beans, 216 swine, 158 occupants of farms, 142 acres of barley, 115 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 106 farm occupants who own their land, 102 other fowl, 84 ducks, 80 horses aged 3 years and under, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 acres of wheat, 48 turkeys, 46 farm occupants who rent their land, 45 other cattle, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 sheep, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 geese, 6 employees on farms, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162015— 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 Grâce, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-gr-ce-qc155011-1891/.