Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1891 census)
Pointe aux Trembles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3393516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 73.515°W.
Population
In 1891, Pointe aux Trembles had a population of 876: 420 male and 456 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,362 |
| 1871 | 1,053 |
| 1881 | 1,063 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 1,291 |
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, Pointe aux Trembles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 876 total population, 456 females, 420 males, 301 married persons, 172 families, 151 married males, 150 married females, 45 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 530 single persons under 18, 275 single females under 18, 255 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 815 French Canadians, 61 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 occupied houses, 153 houses, 110 houses built of wood, 96 houses of 2 stories, 54 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses built of stone, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses built of brick, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,380 bushels of potatoes, 26,139 bushels of oats, 21,846 pounds of homemade butter, 7,366 acres of land in farms, 6,941 acres of improved land in farms, 5,641 acres of farmland under crops, 4,093 bushels of buckwheat, 3,628 tons of hay, 3,183 bushels of barley, 2,916 acres of hay crops, 2,503 chickens, 2,081 bushels of peas, 1,447 acres of oats, 1,290 acres of farmland in pasture, 933 bushels of spring wheat, 659 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 425 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 419 milk cows, 375 horses aged over 3 years, 338 acres of potatoes, 158 sheep, 146 bushels of corn, 146 swine, 143 acres of barley, 138 other cattle, 124 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 100 bushels of turnips, 75 acres of wheat, 74 occupants of farms, 70 farm occupants who own their land, 66 horses aged 3 years and under, 63 cattle killed or sold, 52 ducks, 48 turkeys, 36 geese, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 bushels of beans, 34 other fowl, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 swine slaughtered or sold, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC163004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3393516
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-aux-Trembles
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-aux-Trembles
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). "Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-aux-trembles-qc155014-1891/.