St. Narcisse, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Narcisse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.493°N, 71.255°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Narcisse had a population of 782: 393 male and 389 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 639 |
| 1891 | 782 |
| 1901 | 778 |
| 1911 | — |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 782 total population, 393 males, 389 females, 231 married persons, 135 families, 116 married males, 115 married females, 22 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 529 single persons under 18, 266 single males under 18, 263 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 748 French Canadians, 34 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 123 houses, 123 houses built of wood, 123 occupied houses, 118 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,315 pounds of homemade butter, 13,016 acres of land in farms, 11,995 bushels of oats, 7,584 bushels of potatoes, 7,428 acres of improved land in farms, 5,588 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,185 acres of farmland under crops, 3,226 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,593 acres of hay crops, 1,643 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,430 bushels of buckwheat, 1,152 tons of hay, 1,107 acres of oats, 1,033 chickens, 708 bushels of spring wheat, 676 bushels of turnips, 616 bushels of peas, 460 sheep, 422 milk cows, 316 swine slaughtered or sold, 313 sheep slaughtered or sold, 247 other cattle, 183 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 145 bushels of rye, 139 bushels of barley, 138 swine, 129 occupants of farms, 126 cattle killed or sold, 122 farm occupants who own their land, 120 oxen, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 79 acres of wheat, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 bushels of beans, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 16, 16 ducks, 14 acres of barley, 8 other fowl, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 turkeys, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171013— 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-qc166012-1891/.