Rigaud, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Rigaud, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 673. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3431913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.479°N, 74.308°W.
Population
In 1891, Rigaud, Village had a population of 673: 366 male and 307 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 607 |
| 1891 | 673 |
| 1901 | 779 |
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, Rigaud, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 673 total population, 366 males, 307 females, 192 married persons, 125 families, 96 married females, 96 married males, 30 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 451 single persons under 18, 261 single males under 18, 190 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 648 French Canadians, 25 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 120 houses, 120 occupied houses, 101 houses built of wood, 97 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,210 pounds of homemade butter, 3,319 bushels of oats, 2,164 acres of land in farms, 2,070 bushels of potatoes, 2,067 chickens, 1,471 bushels of peas, 1,448 acres of improved land in farms, 847 acres of farmland under crops, 716 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 575 bushels of turnips, 546 acres of farmland in pasture, 451 acres of hay crops, 404 tons of hay, 331 bushels of spring wheat, 243 swine, 218 acres of oats, 175 swine slaughtered or sold, 153 other fowl, 145 bushels of buckwheat, 131 milk cows, 115 occupants of farms, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 94 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 other cattle, 73 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 70 farm occupants who own their land, 65 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 63 bushels of barley, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 bushels of winter wheat, 46 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 45 farm occupants who rent their land, 43 turkeys, 40 acres of wheat, 36 cattle killed or sold, 32 sheep, 24 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of corn, 19 sheep slaughtered or sold, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC199005— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-village-qc195004-1891/.