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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911764. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,393 |
| 1901 | 1,845 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,393 total population, 745 males, 648 females, 414 married persons, 219 families, 207 married females, 207 married males, 35 widowed persons, 19 widowed males, 16 widowed females, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 944 single persons under 18, 519 single males under 18, 425 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,387 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 189 houses, 189 occupied houses, 188 houses built of wood, 177 houses of 1 story, 62 houses of 3 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 1 room, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 117,264 acres of land in farms, 104,526 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 31,483 pounds of homemade butter, 21,366 bushels of potatoes, 12,738 acres of improved land in farms, 12,720 bushels of oats, 9,716 bushels of buckwheat, 8,837 acres of farmland under crops, 3,872 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,759 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,327 chickens, 2,727 acres of hay crops, 2,679 bushels of peas, 2,596 bushels of spring wheat, 1,988 bushels of barley, 1,876 tons of hay, 1,629 sheep, 1,149 acres of oats, 683 bushels of turnips, 521 swine, 449 milk cows, 429 swine slaughtered or sold, 428 sheep slaughtered or sold, 400 bushels of rye, 368 other cattle, 353 acres of wheat, 268 horses aged over 3 years, 223 acres of potatoes, 200 occupants of farms, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 142 acres of barley, 106 cattle killed or sold, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 geese, 54 oxen, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 29 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 turkeys, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 employees on farms, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911764
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/.