St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Henri de Mascouche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Henri de Mascouche had a population of 2,081: 1,039 male and 1,042 female residents. Population density was 41.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,177 |
| 1891 | 2,081 |
| 1901 | 2,027 |
| 1911 | 1,889 |
| 1921 | 1,926 |
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 Mascouche shared boundaries with:
- Lachenaie
- L’Epiphanie
- St. Lin
- St. Louis de Terrebonne
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Roch
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
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 |
| FAM NO | 418 |
| Number of families | 418 |
| Number of females | 1,042 |
| Number of males | 1,039 |
| Number of married females | 357 |
| Number of married males | 356 |
| Number of married persons | 713 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP F | 1,042 |
| POP M | 1,039 |
| POP TOT | 2,081 |
| Total population | 2,081 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 627 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,264 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,945 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 136 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 417 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 388 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 404 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 226 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,474 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,682 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,845 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,718 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,415 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,097 |
| Acres of oats | 5,616 |
| Acres of potatoes | 570 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 416 |
| BAR AC | 226 |
| BAR BU | 2,334 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,334 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,116 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 503 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 986 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,211 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,036 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,471 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| BWT BU | 6,116 |
| CRN BU | 986 |
| HAY AC | 4,718 |
| HAY TONS | 3,989 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 405 |
| Number of chickens | 15,997 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 327 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 61 |
| Number of geese | 446 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 233 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 710 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,193 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 389 |
| Number of other cattle | 860 |
| Number of other fowl | 257 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 142 |
| Number of sheep | 1,663 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 689 |
| Number of swine | 1,975 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,270 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,787 |
| OAT AC | 5,616 |
| OAT BU | 41,211 |
| PEA BU | 5,036 |
| POT AC | 570 |
| POT BU | 57,471 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,062 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 173,634 |
| RYE BU | 203 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,989 |
| WHT AC | 416 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,466 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 571 |
| BUTTER LB | 173,634 |
| CATTLE KS | 405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 627 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,264 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,062 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 233 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 418 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4 |
| FRN CA | 1,945 |
| GEESE | 446 |
| GRA BU | 503 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,997 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 710 |
| HOUSES | 417 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 112 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 404 |
| HOUSES S | 22 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 388 |
| INF 11 A | 142 |
| MD FEM | 357 |
| MD MALE | 356 |
| MD TOT | 713 |
| MILK COWS | 1,193 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 61 |
| OC P | 327 |
| OC TOT | 389 |
| OTHER FOWL | 257 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 860 |
| OTHERS | 136 |
| SHEEP | 1,663 |
| SHEEP KS | 689 |
| SUP AM | 21,415 |
| SUP FOR | 9,682 |
| SUP JV | 96 |
| SUP PAT | 8,474 |
| SUP SC | 12,845 |
| SUP TOT | 31,097 |
| SWINE | 1,975 |
| SWINE KS | 1,270 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 417 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,453 |
| TURKEY | 1,787 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065006_1881— 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). "St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-de-mascouche-qc162007-1891/.