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 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 density was 76.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,362 |
| 1871 | 1,053 |
| 1881 | 1,063 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 1,291 |
| 1911 | 560 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 456 |
| Number of males | 420 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 456 |
| POP M | 420 |
| POP TOT | 876 |
| Total population | 876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 530 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 815 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 61 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 29 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 110 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 54 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 96 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,290 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 425 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,641 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,916 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,941 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,366 |
| Acres of oats | 1,447 |
| Acres of potatoes | 338 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 75 |
| BAR AC | 143 |
| BAR BU | 3,183 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,183 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,093 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,139 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,081 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,380 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 933 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 4,093 |
| CRN BU | 146 |
| HAY AC | 2,916 |
| HAY TONS | 3,628 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 63 |
| Number of chickens | 2,503 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 36 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 66 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 375 |
| Number of milk cows | 419 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 74 |
| Number of other cattle | 138 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 158 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 1,447 |
| OAT BU | 26,139 |
| PEA BU | 2,081 |
| POT AC | 338 |
| POT BU | 41,380 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 659 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 124 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,846 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,628 |
| WHT AC | 75 |
| WHT SP BU | 933 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,846 |
| CATTLE KS | 63 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 530 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 659 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 66 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 124 |
| FRN CA | 815 |
| GEESE | 36 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,503 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 375 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 29 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 110 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| MILK COWS | 419 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 74 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 138 |
| OTHERS | 61 |
| SHEEP | 158 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 6,941 |
| SUP FOR | 425 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 1,290 |
| SUP SC | 5,641 |
| SUP TOT | 7,366 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 4 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168001— 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). "Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-aux-trembles-qc155014-1891/.