St. Henri, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Henri, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 13,413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.475°N, 73.586°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Henri, Town—Ville had a population of 13,413: 6,613 male and 6,800 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,415 |
| 1891 | 13,413 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Côte St. Paul, Village
- Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier
- Notre-Dame de Grâce
- Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 13,413 total population, 6,800 females, 6,613 males, 4,898 married persons, 2,766 families, 2,450 married males, 2,448 married females, 464 widowed persons, 338 widowed females, 126 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 8,051 single persons under 18, 4,037 single males under 18, 4,014 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,841 French Canadians, 6,572 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,538 houses, 2,538 occupied houses, 1,388 houses of 1 story, 1,359 houses built of wood, 1,159 houses built of brick, 975 houses of 2 stories, 951 houses of 4 rooms, 523 houses of 3 rooms, 448 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 325 houses of 5 rooms, 235 houses of 2 rooms, 172 houses of 3 stories, 70 houses under construction, 68 uninhabited houses, 28 houses of 1 room, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses built of stone, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,280 bushels of oats, 4,237 acres of land in farms, 2,878 chickens, 2,600 bushels of potatoes, 2,370 acres of improved land in farms, 1,867 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,550 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,381 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,260 bushels of peas, 843 acres of farmland under crops, 473 acres of hay crops, 449 tons of hay, 411 bushels of buckwheat, 402 bushels of barley, 344 horses aged over 3 years, 313 milk cows, 300 bushels of rye, 255 bushels of winter wheat, 220 pounds of homemade butter, 214 sheep slaughtered or sold, 205 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 200 swine slaughtered or sold, 182 bushels of turnips, 163 acres of oats, 162 other fowl, 146 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 125 cattle killed or sold, 100 ducks, 93 bushels of corn, 66 bushels of spring wheat, 64 other cattle, 55 occupants of farms, 54 sheep, 40 farm occupants who own their land, 29 bushels of beans, 26 acres of potatoes, 25 swine, 24 acres of wheat, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 acres of barley, 16 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 geese, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155018— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-town-ville-qc155018-1891/.