Plessisville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Plessisville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 71.775°W.
Population
In 1891, Plessisville, Village had a population of 1,323: 640 male and 683 female residents. Population density was 859.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 721 |
| 1881 | 776 |
| 1891 | 1,323 |
| 1901 | 1,586 |
| 1911 | 1,559 |
| 1921 | 2,032 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Plessisville, Village shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 250 |
| Number of families | 250 |
| Number of females | 683 |
| Number of males | 640 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 464 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 683 |
| POP M | 640 |
| POP TOT | 1,323 |
| Total population | 1,323 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 817 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,320 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 244 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 237 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 181 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 762 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,282 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,160 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,258 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,021 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,303 |
| Acres of oats | 672 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 56 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 138 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,645 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,782 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 421 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26 |
| BWT BU | 243 |
| CRN BU | 75 |
| HAY AC | 1,258 |
| HAY TONS | 1,034 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 80 |
| Number of chickens | 1,043 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 145 |
| Number of milk cows | 240 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 248 |
| Number of other cattle | 70 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 198 |
| Number of sheep | 97 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 86 |
| Number of swine | 76 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 229 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 672 |
| OAT BU | 7,645 |
| PEA BU | 126 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 8,782 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,509 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 331 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,789 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,034 |
| WHT AC | 56 |
| WHT SP BU | 421 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,789 |
| CATTLE KS | 80 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,509 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 423 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 817 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 331 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 250 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 35 |
| FRN CA | 1,320 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,043 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 145 |
| HOUSES | 244 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 181 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 237 |
| INF 11 A | 198 |
| MD FEM | 232 |
| MD MALE | 232 |
| MD TOT | 464 |
| MILK COWS | 240 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 248 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 70 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 97 |
| SHEEP KS | 86 |
| SUP AM | 3,021 |
| SUP FOR | 3,282 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 762 |
| SUP SC | 2,160 |
| SUP TOT | 6,303 |
| SWINE | 76 |
| SWINE KS | 229 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 26 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071026— 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). "Plessisville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plessisville-village-qc168009-1891/.