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 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 density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,260 |
| 1861 | 3,871 |
| 1871 | 3,384 |
| 1881 | 2,826 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 1,534 |
| 1911 | 1,305 |
| 1921 | 1,395 |
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. Rédempteur
- Vaudreuil
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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 259 |
| Number of families | 259 |
| Number of females | 750 |
| Number of males | 802 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 492 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 750 |
| POP M | 802 |
| POP TOT | 1,552 |
| Total population | 1,552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,001 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,444 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 108 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 250 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 244 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 186 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of occupied houses | 250 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 217 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,022 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,524 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,756 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,472 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,910 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,434 |
| Acres of oats | 3,953 |
| Acres of potatoes | 241 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 754 |
| BAR AC | 217 |
| BAR BU | 2,843 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,843 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,299 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 419 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,737 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,269 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,839 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,387 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,736 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,181 |
| BWT BU | 2,299 |
| CRN BU | 5,737 |
| HAY AC | 3,472 |
| HAY TONS | 3,182 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 352 |
| Number of chickens | 14,701 |
| Number of ducks | 117 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 75 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 245 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 523 |
| Number of milk cows | 838 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 240 |
| Number of other cattle | 953 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 1,283 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 547 |
| Number of swine | 939 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 713 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,484 |
| OAT AC | 3,953 |
| OAT BU | 37,269 |
| PEA BU | 15,839 |
| POT AC | 241 |
| POT BU | 22,387 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,668 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 343 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,715 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,182 |
| WHT AC | 754 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,736 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,715 |
| CATTLE KS | 352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 536 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,001 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,668 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 245 |
| DUCKS | 117 |
| FAMILIES | 259 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 343 |
| FRN CA | 1,444 |
| GEESE | 75 |
| GRA BU | 419 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,701 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 523 |
| HOUSES | 250 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 186 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 244 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 246 |
| MD MALE | 246 |
| MD TOT | 492 |
| MILK COWS | 838 |
| NAME CD | Vaudreuil |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 240 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 953 |
| OTHERS | 108 |
| SHEEP | 1,283 |
| SHEEP KS | 547 |
| SUP AM | 17,910 |
| SUP FOR | 5,524 |
| SUP JV | 132 |
| SUP PAT | 5,022 |
| SUP SC | 12,756 |
| SUP TOT | 23,434 |
| SWINE | 939 |
| SWINE KS | 713 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 250 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,181 |
| TURKEY | 1,484 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097001— 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). "Rigaud, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-qc195003-1891/.