Rivière Beaudette, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Rivière Beaudette, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 238. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3433555. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.228°N, 74.330°W.
Population
In 1891, Rivière Beaudette, VL had a population of 238: 115 male and 123 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 238 |
| 1901 | 235 |
| 1911 | 368 |
| 1921 | 239 |
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 St. Zotique, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rivière Beaudette, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 238 total population, 123 females, 115 males, 70 married persons, 44 families, 35 married females, 35 married males, 11 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 157 single persons under 18, 79 single males under 18, 78 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 193 French Canadians, 45 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 44 houses, 44 houses built of wood, 44 occupied houses, 26 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 1 story, 13 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 840 bushels of oats, 831 bushels of potatoes, 650 pounds of homemade butter, 517 acres of land in farms, 484 acres of improved land in farms, 334 acres of farmland under crops, 241 chickens, 144 acres of oats, 132 acres of farmland in pasture, 83 acres of hay crops, 76 tons of hay, 75 bushels of barley, 71 bushels of buckwheat, 66 bushels of spring wheat, 58 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 44 occupants of farms, 41 horses aged over 3 years, 39 milk cows, 38 swine slaughtered or sold, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 other fowl, 33 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 31 farm occupants who own their land, 26 swine, 21 acres of wheat, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 acres of potatoes, 17 sheep, 16 ducks, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 14 other cattle, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of barley, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 bushels of corn, 5 geese, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 bushels of peas, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3433555
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Beaudette
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Beaudette
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). "Rivière Beaudette, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-beaudette-vl-qc190004-1891/.