Vaudreuil, Quebec (1891 census)
Vaudreuil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,563. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.411°N, 74.093°W.
Population
In 1891, Vaudreuil had a population of 1,563: 819 male and 744 female residents. Population density was 43.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,369 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 2,848 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,563 |
| 1901 | 1,022 |
| 1911 | 1,285 |
| 1921 | 1,112 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Vaudreuil, 1881 (94.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vaudreuil, 1901 (81.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dorion, T-V, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Vaudreuil shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 744 |
| Number of males | 819 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 744 |
| POP M | 819 |
| POP TOT | 1,563 |
| Total population | 1,563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 564 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,040 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,388 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 175 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 257 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 146 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 111 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 892 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 209 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,080 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,431 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,033 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,892 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,322 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,753 |
| Acres of oats | 4,349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 246 |
| Acres of wheat | 645 |
| BAR AC | 892 |
| BAR BU | 8,643 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,643 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,196 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,899 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 809 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,138 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,264 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,413 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,334 |
| BWT BU | 3,196 |
| CRN BU | 809 |
| HAY AC | 3,892 |
| HAY TONS | 3,256 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 300 |
| Number of chickens | 6,418 |
| Number of ducks | 100 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 198 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 233 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 593 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,003 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 246 |
| Number of other cattle | 794 |
| Number of other fowl | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 725 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 438 |
| Number of swine | 750 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 747 |
| Number of turkeys | 268 |
| OAT AC | 4,349 |
| OAT BU | 34,138 |
| PEA BU | 10,264 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 20,413 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 459 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,513 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,705 |
| RYE BU | 322 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,256 |
| WHT AC | 645 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,334 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,705 |
| CATTLE KS | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 564 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,040 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 459 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 233 |
| DUCKS | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 266 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,513 |
| FRN CA | 1,388 |
| GEESE | 103 |
| GRA BU | 2,899 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,418 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 593 |
| HOUSES | 257 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 238 |
| MD MALE | 239 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| MILK COWS | 1,003 |
| NAME CD | Vaudreuil |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 198 |
| OC TOT | 246 |
| OTHER FOWL | 45 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 794 |
| OTHERS | 175 |
| SHEEP | 725 |
| SHEEP KS | 438 |
| SUP AM | 18,322 |
| SUP FOR | 4,431 |
| SUP JV | 209 |
| SUP PAT | 4,080 |
| SUP SC | 14,033 |
| SUP TOT | 22,753 |
| SWINE | 750 |
| SWINE KS | 747 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 257 |
| TURKEY | 268 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097006— 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). "Vaudreuil, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/vaudreuil-qc195010-1891/.