Richelieu, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Richelieu, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.443°N, 73.242°W.
Population
In 1891, Richelieu, Village had a population of 530: 265 male and 265 female residents. Population density was 477.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 530 |
| 1901 | 389 |
| 1911 | 332 |
| 1921 | 426 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Richelieu (Village), N.-D. de Bonsecours, 1881 (9.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Richelieu, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 115 |
| Number of families | 115 |
| Number of females | 265 |
| Number of males | 265 |
| Number of married females | 94 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 189 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 265 |
| POP M | 265 |
| POP TOT | 530 |
| Total population | 530 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 167 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 323 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 506 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 24 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 112 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 101 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 55 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 48 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 321 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 241 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 702 |
| Acres of hay crops | 462 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,070 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,311 |
| Acres of oats | 162 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 230 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,250 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,097 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 186 |
| BWT BU | 230 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 462 |
| HAY TONS | 396 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 6 |
| Number of chickens | 1,730 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 51 |
| Number of milk cows | 73 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 60 |
| Number of other cattle | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 36 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 22 |
| Number of swine | 79 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 162 |
| OAT BU | 3,250 |
| PEA BU | 621 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 3,097 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 145 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 396 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 186 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 6 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 167 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 323 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 145 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 24 |
| FRN CA | 506 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,730 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 51 |
| HOUSES | 112 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 48 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 101 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 94 |
| MD MALE | 95 |
| MD TOT | 189 |
| MILK COWS | 73 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 43 |
| OC TOT | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 28 |
| OTHERS | 24 |
| SHEEP | 36 |
| SHEEP KS | 22 |
| SUP AM | 1,070 |
| SUP FOR | 241 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 321 |
| SUP SC | 702 |
| SUP TOT | 1,311 |
| SWINE | 79 |
| SWINE KS | 13 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 112 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085013— 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). "Richelieu, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/richelieu-village-qc184005-1891/.