Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,042. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.518°N, 72.665°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel had a population of 2,042: 1,070 male and 972 female residents. Population density was 22.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 492 |
| 1871 | 1,239 |
| 1881 | 1,336 |
| 1891 | 2,042 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 1,757 |
| 1921 | 768 |
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 Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, 1901 (78.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 362 |
| Number of families | 362 |
| Number of females | 972 |
| Number of males | 1,070 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 972 |
| POP M | 1,070 |
| POP TOT | 2,042 |
| Total population | 2,042 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 624 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,344 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,040 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 293 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 292 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 283 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,851 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,273 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,901 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,866 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,820 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,093 |
| Acres of oats | 2,916 |
| Acres of potatoes | 268 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 153 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 559 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,587 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,996 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,456 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,339 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,288 |
| BWT BU | 4,587 |
| CRN BU | 1,996 |
| HAY AC | 1,866 |
| HAY TONS | 1,905 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 3,059 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 324 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 326 |
| Number of milk cows | 612 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 340 |
| Number of other cattle | 529 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 1,503 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 555 |
| Number of swine | 410 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 446 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 2,916 |
| OAT BU | 34,456 |
| PEA BU | 4,100 |
| POT AC | 268 |
| POT BU | 28,339 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 362 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,691 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,076 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,905 |
| WHT AC | 153 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,019 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 85 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 153 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,076 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 624 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,344 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 362 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 362 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,691 |
| FRN CA | 2,040 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 80 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,059 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 326 |
| HOUSES | 293 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 283 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 292 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 323 |
| MD MALE | 320 |
| MD TOT | 643 |
| MILK COWS | 612 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 324 |
| OC TOT | 340 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 529 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,503 |
| SHEEP KS | 555 |
| SUP AM | 12,820 |
| SUP FOR | 21,273 |
| SUP JV | 68 |
| SUP PAT | 4,851 |
| SUP SC | 7,901 |
| SUP TOT | 34,093 |
| SWINE | 410 |
| SWINE KS | 446 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 297 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,288 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047004— 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 Mont Carmel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-du-mont-carmel-qc146003-1891/.