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 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 density was 1530.3 people per square mile.
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 146 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 | 44 |
| Number of families | 44 |
| Number of females | 123 |
| Number of males | 115 |
| Number of married females | 35 |
| Number of married males | 35 |
| Number of married persons | 70 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 123 |
| POP M | 115 |
| POP TOT | 238 |
| Total population | 238 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 78 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 79 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 157 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 193 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 45 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 44 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 44 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 16 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 44 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 33 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 334 |
| Acres of hay crops | 83 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 484 |
| Acres of land in farms | 517 |
| Acres of oats | 144 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 75 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 840 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 831 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| BWT BU | 71 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 83 |
| HAY TONS | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 241 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 41 |
| Number of milk cows | 39 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 44 |
| Number of other cattle | 14 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 17 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 26 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 144 |
| OAT BU | 840 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 831 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 58 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 76 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 66 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 650 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 78 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 79 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 157 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 58 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 44 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 193 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 241 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 41 |
| HOUSES | 44 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 44 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 35 |
| MD MALE | 35 |
| MD TOT | 70 |
| MILK COWS | 39 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 31 |
| OC TOT | 44 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 14 |
| OTHERS | 45 |
| SHEEP | 17 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 484 |
| SUP FOR | 33 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 132 |
| SUP SC | 334 |
| SUP TOT | 517 |
| SWINE | 26 |
| SWINE KS | 38 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 44 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
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: 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). "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/.