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 density was 17678.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,415 |
| 1891 | 13,413 |
| 1901 | 21,192 |
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
- Montréal, ward-quartier St. Gabriel
- Montréal, ward-quartier Ste. Cunégonde
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 2,766 |
| Number of families | 2,766 |
| Number of females | 6,800 |
| Number of males | 6,613 |
| Number of married females | 2,448 |
| Number of married males | 2,450 |
| Number of married persons | 4,898 |
| Number of widowed females | 338 |
| Number of widowed males | 126 |
| Number of widowed persons | 464 |
| POP F | 6,800 |
| POP M | 6,613 |
| POP TOT | 13,413 |
| Total population | 13,413 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 4,014 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,037 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,051 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6,841 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,572 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,538 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1,159 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,359 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 28 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,388 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 235 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 975 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 523 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 172 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 951 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 325 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 448 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 70 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,538 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 68 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,867 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 843 |
| Acres of hay crops | 473 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,370 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,237 |
| Acres of oats | 163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 402 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 411 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,280 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,260 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,600 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 255 |
| BWT BU | 411 |
| CRN BU | 93 |
| HAY AC | 473 |
| HAY TONS | 449 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 125 |
| Number of chickens | 2,878 |
| Number of ducks | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 344 |
| Number of milk cows | 313 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 55 |
| Number of other cattle | 64 |
| Number of other fowl | 162 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 54 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 214 |
| Number of swine | 25 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 163 |
| OAT BU | 4,280 |
| PEA BU | 1,260 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,600 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,550 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 220 |
| RYE BU | 300 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 449 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT FALL BU | 255 |
| WHT SP BU | 66 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 220 |
| CATTLE KS | 125 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 4,014 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 4,037 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 8,051 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 205 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 2,766 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 6,841 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,878 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 344 |
| HOUSES | 2,538 |
| HOUSES B | 1,159 |
| HOUSES CON | 70 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 325 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 951 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,388 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 448 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 523 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 172 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 235 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 975 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 68 |
| HOUSES W | 1,359 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 2,448 |
| MD MALE | 2,450 |
| MD TOT | 4,898 |
| MILK COWS | 313 |
| NAME CD | Hochelaga |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 40 |
| OC TOT | 55 |
| OTHER FOWL | 162 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 64 |
| OTHERS | 6,572 |
| SHEEP | 54 |
| SHEEP KS | 214 |
| SUP AM | 2,370 |
| SUP FOR | 1,867 |
| SUP JV | 146 |
| SUP PAT | 1,381 |
| SUP SC | 843 |
| SUP TOT | 4,237 |
| SWINE | 25 |
| SWINE KS | 200 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,538 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 182 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 338 |
| WID MALE | 126 |
| WID TOT | 464 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155003— 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/.