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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142306. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 760 |
| 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 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 530 total population, 265 females, 265 males, 189 married persons, 115 families, 95 married males, 94 married females, 18 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 4.60 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 323 single persons under 18, 167 single males under 18, 156 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 506 French Canadians, 24 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 112 houses, 112 occupied houses, 101 houses built of wood, 55 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 2 stories, 48 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,625 pounds of homemade butter, 3,250 bushels of oats, 3,097 bushels of potatoes, 1,730 chickens, 1,311 acres of land in farms, 1,070 acres of improved land in farms, 702 acres of farmland under crops, 621 bushels of peas, 462 acres of hay crops, 396 tons of hay, 321 acres of farmland in pasture, 241 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 230 bushels of barley, 230 bushels of buckwheat, 186 bushels of spring wheat, 162 acres of oats, 145 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 79 swine, 73 milk cows, 60 bushels of corn, 60 occupants of farms, 51 horses aged over 3 years, 50 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 farm occupants who own their land, 36 sheep, 28 other cattle, 24 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 22 sheep slaughtered or sold, 21 acres of potatoes, 17 acres of wheat, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 swine slaughtered or sold, 12 geese, 11 acres of barley, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 ducks, 7 turkeys, 6 cattle killed or sold, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q142306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.