Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 2,305: 1,021 male and 1,284 female residents. Population density was 234.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,524 |
| 1891 | 2,305 |
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, T-V, 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, Village shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges, Village
- 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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 339 |
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 1,284 |
| Number of males | 1,021 |
| Number of married females | 328 |
| Number of married males | 328 |
| Number of married persons | 656 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 1,284 |
| POP M | 1,021 |
| POP TOT | 2,305 |
| Total population | 2,305 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 913 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 669 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,582 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,873 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 432 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 335 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 63 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 31 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 241 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 106 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 224 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 137 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 854 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,723 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 945 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,207 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,440 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,784 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,729 |
| Acres of oats | 787 |
| Acres of potatoes | 467 |
| Acres of turnips | 437 |
| Acres of wheat | 64 |
| BAR AC | 142 |
| BAR BU | 3,155 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,155 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 482 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,536 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,415 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 689 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,845 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 957 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 133,427 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 482 |
| CRN BU | 2,536 |
| HAY AC | 1,440 |
| HAY TONS | 2,204 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 353 |
| Number of chickens | 3,126 |
| Number of ducks | 84 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 46 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 80 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 526 |
| Number of milk cows | 631 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 102 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 27 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 216 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 787 |
| OAT BU | 18,415 |
| PEA BU | 689 |
| POT AC | 467 |
| POT BU | 75,845 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 115 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,793 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,204 |
| WHT AC | 64 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 957 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 259 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,793 |
| CATTLE KS | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 913 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 669 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,582 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 115 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 80 |
| DUCKS | 84 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,873 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,126 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 526 |
| HOUSES | 335 |
| HOUSES B | 63 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 106 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 31 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 137 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 224 |
| HOUSES W | 241 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 328 |
| MD MALE | 328 |
| MD TOT | 656 |
| MILK COWS | 631 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 46 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER FOWL | 102 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 432 |
| SHEEP | 27 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 5,784 |
| SUP FOR | 945 |
| SUP JV | 854 |
| SUP PAT | 1,723 |
| SUP SC | 3,207 |
| SUP TOT | 6,729 |
| SWINE | 216 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 437 |
| TUR BU | 133,427 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155011— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-gr-ce-village-qc155011-1891/.