Plessisville, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Plessisville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,323. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q766671. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 71.775°W.
Population
In 1891, Plessisville, VL had a population of 1,323: 640 male and 683 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,323 total population, 683 females, 640 males, 464 married persons, 250 families, 232 married females, 232 married males, 42 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 817 single persons under 18, 423 single females under 18, 394 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,320 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 244 houses, 244 occupied houses, 237 houses built of wood, 181 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 61 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 6 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,789 pounds of homemade butter, 8,782 bushels of potatoes, 8,509 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,645 bushels of oats, 6,303 acres of land in farms, 3,282 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,021 acres of improved land in farms, 2,160 acres of farmland under crops, 1,258 acres of hay crops, 1,043 chickens, 1,034 tons of hay, 762 acres of farmland in pasture, 672 acres of oats, 421 bushels of spring wheat, 331 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 248 occupants of farms, 243 bushels of buckwheat, 240 milk cows, 229 swine slaughtered or sold, 198 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 145 horses aged over 3 years, 138 bushels of barley, 126 bushels of peas, 99 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 97 sheep, 86 acres of potatoes, 86 sheep slaughtered or sold, 80 cattle killed or sold, 76 swine, 75 bushels of corn, 70 other cattle, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 56 acres of wheat, 35 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 bushels of turnips, 22 acres of barley, 22 bushels of beans, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 oxen, 12 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 turkeys, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 geese, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 ducks, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q766671
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessisville,_Quebec_(parish)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessisville_(paroisse)
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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plessisville-vl-qc168009-1891/.