St. Narcisse, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Narcisse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.581°N, 72.516°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Narcisse had a population of 1,950: 998 male and 952 female residents. Population density was 47.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 979 |
| 1871 | 1,469 |
| 1881 | 2,015 |
| 1891 | 1,950 |
| 1901 | 2,015 |
| 1911 | 2,233 |
| 1921 | 2,059 |
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. Narcisse shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel
- St. Jacques des Piles
- St. Luc
- St. Maurice
- St. Stanislas
- St. Séverin
- St. Tite
- Ste. Geneviève
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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 330 |
| Number of families | 330 |
| Number of females | 952 |
| Number of males | 998 |
| Number of married females | 293 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 585 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP F | 952 |
| POP M | 998 |
| POP TOT | 1,950 |
| Total population | 1,950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 684 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,302 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,948 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 307 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 304 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 293 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 249 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,531 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,007 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,543 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,924 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,323 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,330 |
| Acres of oats | 2,311 |
| Acres of potatoes | 142 |
| Acres of turnips | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 516 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 990 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 990 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,729 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,549 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,881 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,707 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,551 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,998 |
| BWT BU | 4,729 |
| CRN BU | 333 |
| HAY AC | 1,924 |
| HAY TONS | 2,356 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 264 |
| Number of chickens | 5,848 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 307 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 89 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 370 |
| Number of milk cows | 814 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 310 |
| Number of other cattle | 700 |
| Number of other fowl | 105 |
| Number of oxen | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 2,379 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 737 |
| Number of swine | 1,438 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 594 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 2,311 |
| OAT BU | 48,549 |
| PEA BU | 2,881 |
| POT AC | 142 |
| POT BU | 14,707 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,210 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,603 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 162 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,176 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,356 |
| WHT AC | 516 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,551 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 96 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 111 |
| BEN BU | 323 |
| BUTTER LB | 60,176 |
| CATTLE KS | 264 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 618 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 684 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,302 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,603 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 89 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 330 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 162 |
| FRN CA | 1,948 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 135 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,848 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 370 |
| HOUSES | 307 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 293 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 304 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 293 |
| MD MALE | 292 |
| MD TOT | 585 |
| MILK COWS | 814 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 307 |
| OC TOT | 310 |
| OTHER FOWL | 105 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 700 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 2,379 |
| SHEEP KS | 737 |
| SUP AM | 14,323 |
| SUP FOR | 9,007 |
| SUP JV | 249 |
| SUP PAT | 3,531 |
| SUP SC | 10,543 |
| SUP TOT | 23,330 |
| SWINE | 1,438 |
| SWINE KS | 594 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 308 |
| TUR AC | 46 |
| TUR BU | 1,998 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
| WORKING OX | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047016— 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. Narcisse, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-narcisse-qc146012-1891/.