Sault aux Récollets, Quebec (1891 census)
Sault aux Récollets was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,820. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.573°N, 73.642°W.
Population
In 1891, Sault aux Récollets had a population of 1,820: 901 male and 919 female residents. Population density was 154.0 people per square mile.
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 Sault-au-Récollet, 1881 (59.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bordeaux t-v, 1901 (10.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ahuntsic, 1901 (10.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Villeray, Village, 1901 (3.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault au Récollet (partie), 1901 (75.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sault aux Récollets shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Rivière des Prairies
- St. Laurent
- St. Léonard de Port Maurice
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 919 |
| Number of males | 901 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 268 |
| Number of married persons | 539 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 919 |
| POP M | 901 |
| POP TOT | 1,820 |
| Total population | 1,820 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 610 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,212 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,616 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 204 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 296 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 71 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 213 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 127 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 158 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 292 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,315 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 224 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,785 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,359 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,392 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,616 |
| Acres of oats | 1,341 |
| Acres of potatoes | 569 |
| Acres of turnips | 206 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR AC | 158 |
| BAR BU | 3,539 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,539 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,196 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,586 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,046 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,941 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,671 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 49,030 |
| BWT BU | 3,196 |
| CRN BU | 12,586 |
| HAY AC | 1,359 |
| HAY TONS | 1,899 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 7,491 |
| Number of ducks | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 238 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 425 |
| Number of milk cows | 529 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 254 |
| Number of other cattle | 130 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 166 |
| Number of sheep | 52 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 42 |
| Number of swine | 385 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of turkeys | 71 |
| OAT AC | 1,341 |
| OAT BU | 22,046 |
| PEA BU | 2,941 |
| POT AC | 569 |
| POT BU | 69,671 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 167 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 81 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,565 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,899 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 353 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 325 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,565 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 602 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 610 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,212 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 167 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 152 |
| FAMILIES | 333 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 81 |
| FRN CA | 1,616 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,491 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 425 |
| HOUSES | 296 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 71 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 113 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 213 |
| INF 11 A | 166 |
| MD FEM | 271 |
| MD MALE | 268 |
| MD TOT | 539 |
| MILK COWS | 529 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 238 |
| OC TOT | 254 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 130 |
| OTHERS | 204 |
| SHEEP | 52 |
| SHEEP KS | 42 |
| SUP AM | 7,392 |
| SUP FOR | 224 |
| SUP JV | 292 |
| SUP PAT | 1,315 |
| SUP SC | 5,785 |
| SUP TOT | 7,616 |
| SWINE | 385 |
| SWINE KS | 246 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 296 |
| TUR AC | 206 |
| TUR BU | 49,030 |
| TURKEY | 71 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155015— 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). "Sault aux Récollets, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sault-aux-r-collets-qc155015-1891/.