Varennes, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Varennes, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.685°N, 73.440°W.
Population
In 1891, Varennes, Village had a population of 802: 354 male and 448 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 561 |
| 1881 | 612 |
| 1891 | 802 |
| 1901 | 775 |
| 1911 | 820 |
| 1921 | 802 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 802 total population, 448 females, 354 males, 236 married persons, 150 families, 118 married females, 118 married males, 61 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 505 single persons under 18, 288 single females under 18, 217 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 795 French Canadians, 7 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 125 houses, 125 occupied houses, 103 houses built of wood, 78 houses of 1 story, 48 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses built of stone, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,676 pounds of homemade butter, 3,174 bushels of potatoes, 835 chickens, 212 bushels of turnips, 188 acres of land in farms, 176 acres of improved land in farms, 144 occupants of farms, 141 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 130 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 106 acres of farmland under crops, 91 horses aged over 3 years, 90 farm occupants who own their land, 88 swine slaughtered or sold, 87 tons of hay, 77 milk cows, 62 acres of hay crops, 62 bushels of oats, 60 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 farm occupants who rent their land, 49 ducks, 42 acres of potatoes, 41 sheep, 33 swine, 25 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 24 other fowl, 21 bushels of beans, 18 cattle killed or sold, 16 sheep slaughtered or sold, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 other cattle, 12 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10 acres of farmland in pasture, 8 bushels of spring wheat, 4 bushels of corn, 4 oxen, 3 acres of oats, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142014
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/varennes-village-qc196008-1891/.