Tadoussac, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Tadoussac, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,440. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.166°N, 69.894°W.
Population
In 1891, Tadoussac, VL had a population of 2,440: 1,280 male and 1,160 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 765 |
| 1881 | 1,542 |
| 1891 | 2,440 |
| 1901 | 511 |
| 1911 | 611 |
| 1921 | 470 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Albert (Sacré-Coeur), 1901 (24.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Saguenay & Dumas (St. Etienne), 1901 (59.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tadoussac, VL, 1901 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tadoussac pr, 1901 (15.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tadoussac, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,440 total population, 1,280 males, 1,160 females, 771 married persons, 444 families, 386 married males, 385 married females, 68 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,601 single persons under 18, 862 single males under 18, 739 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,400 French Canadians, 40 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 356 houses, 356 houses built of wood, 356 occupied houses, 337 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 1 room, 73 houses of 2 rooms, 73 houses of 3 rooms, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 2 stories, 14 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,516 acres of land in farms, 32,060 pounds of homemade butter, 23,436 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,262 bushels of potatoes, 10,080 acres of improved land in farms, 9,736 bushels of oats, 6,768 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,758 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,318 acres of farmland under crops, 3,937 chickens, 2,192 sheep, 1,888 acres of hay crops, 1,784 bushels of peas, 1,502 bushels of barley, 1,491 bushels of spring wheat, 1,454 tons of hay, 995 bushels of rye, 994 acres of oats, 816 swine, 728 sheep slaughtered or sold, 626 geese, 523 milk cows, 489 other cattle, 471 swine slaughtered or sold, 354 horses aged over 3 years, 345 acres of wheat, 307 farm occupants who own their land, 307 occupants of farms, 227 bushels of turnips, 183 acres of potatoes, 180 acres of barley, 165 cattle killed or sold, 121 turkeys, 118 bushels of buckwheat, 95 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 75 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 66 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 ducks, 43 oxen, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149038— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244626
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). "Tadoussac, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/tadoussac-vl-qc149038-1891/.