St. Henri de Lauzon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Henri de Lauzon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q99926359. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.693°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Henri de Lauzon had a population of 2,243: 1,110 male and 1,133 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,243 |
| 1901 | 2,180 |
| 1911 | 2,026 |
| 1921 | 1,615 |
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, St. Henri de Lauzon shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame de la Victoire
- St. Anselme
- St. Charles
- St. David de l'Auberivière
- St. Gervais
- St. Isidore
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Joseph
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,243 total population, 1,133 females, 1,110 males, 695 married persons, 391 families, 348 married males, 347 married females, 87 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,461 single persons under 18, 733 single females under 18, 728 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,222 French Canadians, 21 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 380 houses, 380 occupied houses, 376 houses built of wood, 348 houses of 1 story, 100 houses of 4 rooms, 88 houses of 3 rooms, 74 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 34 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 84,511 pounds of homemade butter, 37,515 acres of land in farms, 33,309 bushels of oats, 32,459 bushels of potatoes, 26,897 acres of improved land in farms, 18,947 acres of farmland under crops, 10,618 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,843 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,294 acres of hay crops, 5,901 tons of hay, 3,931 chickens, 3,738 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,561 acres of oats, 2,347 bushels of peas, 2,129 bushels of turnips, 1,800 bushels of spring wheat, 1,765 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,542 bushels of buckwheat, 1,403 bushels of barley, 1,379 milk cows, 1,177 sheep, 803 swine slaughtered or sold, 771 sheep slaughtered or sold, 730 swine, 452 horses aged over 3 years, 411 cattle killed or sold, 390 other cattle, 349 acres of potatoes, 325 oxen, 321 occupants of farms, 312 farm occupants who own their land, 222 acres of wheat, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 165 bushels of beans, 161 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 159 bushels of rye, 149 acres of barley, 144 bushels of corn, 127 horses aged 3 years and under, 107 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 82 bushels of winter wheat, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 other fowl, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 geese, 16 acres of turnips, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 ducks, 3 turkeys, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q99926359
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). "St. Henri de Lauzon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-de-lauzon-qc164007-1891/.