Varennes, Quebec (1891 census)
Varennes was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 73.394°W.
Population
In 1891, Varennes had a population of 1,599: 844 male and 755 female residents. Population density was 44.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,300 |
| 1861 | 3,153 |
| 1871 | 1,952 |
| 1881 | 1,789 |
| 1891 | 1,599 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 1,394 |
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, Varennes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 253 |
| Number of families | 253 |
| Number of females | 755 |
| Number of males | 844 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 755 |
| POP M | 844 |
| POP TOT | 1,599 |
| Total population | 1,599 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 485 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,048 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,599 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 251 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 237 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 358 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,702 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,898 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,673 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,166 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,434 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,332 |
| Acres of oats | 5,988 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 101 |
| BAR AC | 358 |
| BAR BU | 7,852 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,852 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,916 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 797 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 958 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 106,921 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,268 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,066 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,384 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,256 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 1,916 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 9 |
| CRN BU | 958 |
| HAY AC | 12,166 |
| HAY TONS | 13,102 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 310 |
| Number of chickens | 4,880 |
| Number of ducks | 83 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 174 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 51 |
| Number of geese | 121 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 245 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 816 |
| Number of milk cows | 812 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 227 |
| Number of other cattle | 612 |
| Number of other fowl | 629 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 1,871 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,002 |
| Number of swine | 653 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 619 |
| Number of turkeys | 277 |
| OAT AC | 5,988 |
| OAT BU | 106,921 |
| PEA BU | 12,268 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 23,066 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 600 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,584 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 103,053 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,102 |
| WHT AC | 101 |
| WHT FALL BU | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,384 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 93 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 227 |
| BUTTER LB | 103,053 |
| CATTLE KS | 310 |
| CHEESE LB | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 485 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,048 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,584 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 245 |
| DUCKS | 83 |
| FAMILIES | 253 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 36 |
| FRN CA | 1,599 |
| GEESE | 121 |
| GRA BU | 797 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,880 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 816 |
| HOUSES | 251 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 237 |
| HOUSES S | 81 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 116 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 246 |
| MD MALE | 249 |
| MD TOT | 495 |
| MILK COWS | 812 |
| NAME CD | Vercheres |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 51 |
| OC P | 174 |
| OC TOT | 227 |
| OTHER FOWL | 629 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 612 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,871 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,002 |
| SILOS | 9 |
| SUP AM | 24,434 |
| SUP FOR | 3,898 |
| SUP JV | 59 |
| SUP PAT | 3,702 |
| SUP SC | 20,673 |
| SUP TOT | 28,332 |
| SWINE | 653 |
| SWINE KS | 619 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 251 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 6,256 |
| TURKEY | 277 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098007— 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). "Varennes, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/varennes-qc196007-1891/.