Repentigny, Quebec (1891 census)
Repentigny was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 693. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.756°N, 73.444°W.
Population
In 1891, Repentigny had a population of 693: 328 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 74.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,879 |
| 1861 | 773 |
| 1871 | 880 |
| 1881 | 813 |
| 1891 | 693 |
| 1901 | 611 |
| 1911 | 639 |
| 1921 | 673 |
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, Repentigny shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 136 |
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 328 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 221 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 365 |
| POP M | 328 |
| POP TOT | 693 |
| Total population | 693 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 439 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 682 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 112 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 95 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 109 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,244 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 864 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,087 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,253 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,359 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,223 |
| Acres of oats | 2,057 |
| Acres of potatoes | 141 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 137 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 1,528 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,528 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,669 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 694 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,407 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,298 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,869 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,142 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,024 |
| BWT BU | 1,669 |
| CRN BU | 694 |
| HAY AC | 1,253 |
| HAY TONS | 1,372 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 127 |
| Number of chickens | 2,454 |
| Number of ducks | 54 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 88 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 88 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 118 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 219 |
| Number of milk cows | 394 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 343 |
| Number of other fowl | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 476 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 309 |
| Number of swine | 329 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 282 |
| Number of turkeys | 120 |
| OAT AC | 2,057 |
| OAT BU | 18,407 |
| PEA BU | 2,298 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 10,869 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,701 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,926 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,372 |
| WHT AC | 137 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,142 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 183 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,926 |
| CATTLE KS | 127 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 439 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,701 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 118 |
| DUCKS | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 35 |
| FRN CA | 682 |
| GEESE | 88 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,454 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 219 |
| HOUSES | 112 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 95 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 111 |
| MD TOT | 221 |
| MILK COWS | 394 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 88 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 99 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 343 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 476 |
| SHEEP KS | 309 |
| SUP AM | 6,359 |
| SUP FOR | 864 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 2,244 |
| SUP SC | 4,087 |
| SUP TOT | 7,223 |
| SWINE | 329 |
| SWINE KS | 282 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 112 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,024 |
| TURKEY | 120 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065004— 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). "Repentigny, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/repentigny-qc162006-1891/.