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 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 density was 420.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 607 |
| 1891 | 673 |
| 1901 | 779 |
| 1911 | 856 |
| 1921 | 939 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 307 |
| Number of males | 366 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of married persons | 192 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 307 |
| POP M | 366 |
| POP TOT | 673 |
| Total population | 673 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 451 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 648 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 25 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 120 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 101 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 97 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 546 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 716 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 847 |
| Acres of hay crops | 451 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,448 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,164 |
| Acres of oats | 218 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 40 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 63 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,319 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,471 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,070 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 575 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| BWT BU | 145 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 451 |
| HAY TONS | 404 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 36 |
| Number of chickens | 2,067 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 131 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 115 |
| Number of other cattle | 76 |
| Number of other fowl | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 94 |
| Number of sheep | 32 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 19 |
| Number of swine | 243 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 175 |
| Number of turkeys | 43 |
| OAT AC | 218 |
| OAT BU | 3,319 |
| PEA BU | 1,471 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,070 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 46 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 404 |
| WHT AC | 40 |
| WHT FALL BU | 54 |
| WHT SP BU | 331 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,210 |
| CATTLE KS | 36 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 451 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 65 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 46 |
| FRN CA | 648 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,067 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 120 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 97 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 101 |
| INF 11 A | 94 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 96 |
| MD TOT | 192 |
| MILK COWS | 131 |
| NAME CD | Vaudreuil |
| OC F | 45 |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 115 |
| OTHER FOWL | 153 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 76 |
| OTHERS | 25 |
| SHEEP | 32 |
| SHEEP KS | 19 |
| SUP AM | 1,448 |
| SUP FOR | 716 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 546 |
| SUP SC | 847 |
| SUP TOT | 2,164 |
| SWINE | 243 |
| SWINE KS | 175 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 120 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 575 |
| TURKEY | 43 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097009— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-village-qc195004-1891/.