Rigaud, Quebec (1891 census)
Rigaud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,552. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3431913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.474°N, 74.322°W.
Population
In 1891, Rigaud had a population of 1,552: 802 male and 750 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 1,534 |
| 1911 | 1,305 |
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 Rigaud, 1881 (73.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rigaud shared boundaries with:
- Hawkesbury E
- Pointe Fortune, Village
- Rigaud, Village
- St. Lazare
- Ste. Marthe
- Très St. Sacrement
- Vaudreuil
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,552 total population, 802 males, 750 females, 492 married persons, 259 families, 246 married females, 246 married males, 59 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,001 single persons under 18, 536 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,444 French Canadians, 108 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 250 houses, 250 occupied houses, 244 houses built of wood, 186 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 2 stories, 60 houses of 4 rooms, 49 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,715 pounds of homemade butter, 37,269 bushels of oats, 23,434 acres of land in farms, 22,387 bushels of potatoes, 17,910 acres of improved land in farms, 15,839 bushels of peas, 14,701 chickens, 12,756 acres of farmland under crops, 5,737 bushels of corn, 5,524 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,022 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,736 bushels of spring wheat, 3,953 acres of oats, 3,668 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,472 acres of hay crops, 3,182 tons of hay, 2,843 bushels of barley, 2,299 bushels of buckwheat, 1,484 turkeys, 1,283 sheep, 1,181 bushels of turnips, 953 other cattle, 939 swine, 838 milk cows, 754 acres of wheat, 713 swine slaughtered or sold, 547 sheep slaughtered or sold, 523 horses aged over 3 years, 419 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 352 cattle killed or sold, 343 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 245 horses aged 3 years and under, 241 acres of potatoes, 240 occupants of farms, 217 acres of barley, 185 farm occupants who own their land, 132 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 117 ducks, 86 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 75 geese, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 bushels of beans, 53 farm occupants who rent their land, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 other fowl, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of rye, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC204001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3431913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaud,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaud_(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). "Rigaud, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-qc195003-1891/.