Verdun, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Verdun, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 296. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q518076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.455°N, 73.576°W.
Population
In 1891, Verdun, Village had a population of 296: 150 male and 146 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 278 |
| 1891 | 296 |
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, Verdun, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 296 total population, 150 males, 146 females, 70 married persons, 52 families, 35 married females, 35 married males, 6 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 4 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 220 single persons under 18, 111 single males under 18, 109 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 240 persons who are not French Canadian, 56 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 49 houses, 49 occupied houses, 35 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses built of brick, 21 houses built of wood, 10 houses of 1 story, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,525 bushels of potatoes, 4,475 bushels of oats, 2,037 acres of land in farms, 1,533 acres of improved land in farms, 1,098 acres of farmland in pasture, 875 tons of hay, 504 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 485 acres of hay crops, 455 chickens, 428 acres of farmland under crops, 282 bushels of spring wheat, 231 milk cows, 200 bushels of barley, 169 acres of oats, 76 horses aged over 3 years, 62 acres of potatoes, 30 acres of wheat, 24 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 20 ducks, 16 occupants of farms, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 swine, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 geese, 6 sheep, 5 farm occupants who own their land, 4 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q518076
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun_(Montr%C3%A9al)
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). "Verdun, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verdun-village-qc155022-1891/.