Notre-Dame du Lac, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame du Lac was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.599°N, 68.833°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame du Lac had a population of 1,393: 745 male and 648 female residents. Population density was 18.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,186 |
| 1891 | 1,393 |
| 1901 | 1,845 |
| 1911 | 1,868 |
| 1921 | 2,115 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Détour du Lac, 1881 (68.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Notre-Dame du Lac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 219 |
| Number of families | 219 |
| Number of females | 648 |
| Number of males | 745 |
| Number of married females | 207 |
| Number of married males | 207 |
| Number of married persons | 414 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 648 |
| POP M | 745 |
| POP TOT | 1,393 |
| Total population | 1,393 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 425 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 944 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,387 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 189 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 188 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,872 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 104,526 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,837 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,727 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,738 |
| Acres of land in farms | 117,264 |
| Acres of oats | 1,149 |
| Acres of potatoes | 223 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 353 |
| BAR AC | 142 |
| BAR BU | 1,988 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,988 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,716 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,720 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,679 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,366 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,596 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 683 |
| BWT BU | 9,716 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,727 |
| HAY TONS | 1,876 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 106 |
| Number of chickens | 3,327 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 268 |
| Number of milk cows | 449 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 200 |
| Number of other cattle | 368 |
| Number of oxen | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 1,629 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 428 |
| Number of swine | 521 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 429 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 1,149 |
| OAT BU | 12,720 |
| PEA BU | 2,679 |
| POT AC | 223 |
| POT BU | 21,366 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,759 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 41 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,483 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,876 |
| WHT AC | 353 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,596 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,483 |
| CATTLE KS | 106 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 519 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 944 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,759 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 219 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 41 |
| FRN CA | 1,387 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 92 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,327 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 268 |
| HOUSES | 189 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 188 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 207 |
| MD MALE | 207 |
| MD TOT | 414 |
| MILK COWS | 449 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 200 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 368 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 1,629 |
| SHEEP KS | 428 |
| SUP AM | 12,738 |
| SUP FOR | 104,526 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 3,872 |
| SUP SC | 8,837 |
| SUP TOT | 117,264 |
| SWINE | 521 |
| SWINE KS | 429 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 189 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 683 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095005— 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 du Lac, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-du-lac-qc192007-1891/.