Yamachiche, Quebec (1891 census)
Yamachiche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.309°N, 72.829°W.
Population
In 1891, Yamachiche had a population of 2,025: 1,035 male and 990 female residents. Population density was 48.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,123 |
| 1861 | 3,213 |
| 1871 | 2,365 |
| 1881 | 2,740 |
| 1891 | 2,025 |
| 1901 | 2,195 |
| 1911 | 1,845 |
| 1921 | 1,615 |
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, Yamachiche shared boundaries with:
- Pointe du Lac
- Rivière du Loup
- St. Barnabé
- St. Etienne des Grès
- St. Léon
- St. Sévère
- Yamachiche, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 345 |
| Number of families | 345 |
| Number of females | 990 |
| Number of males | 1,035 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 338 |
| Number of married persons | 675 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 990 |
| POP M | 1,035 |
| POP TOT | 2,025 |
| Total population | 2,025 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 606 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,270 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,012 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 13 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 307 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 23 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 282 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 276 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 155 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,602 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,030 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,979 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,087 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,736 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,766 |
| Acres of oats | 4,565 |
| Acres of potatoes | 199 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 396 |
| BAR AC | 69 |
| BAR BU | 793 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,564 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 782 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,792 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,549 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,678 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,439 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,952 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 7,564 |
| CRN BU | 782 |
| HAY AC | 9,087 |
| HAY TONS | 10,267 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 219 |
| Number of chickens | 6,062 |
| Number of ducks | 118 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 285 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 85 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 154 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 537 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,007 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 298 |
| Number of other cattle | 621 |
| Number of other fowl | 99 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 1,713 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,754 |
| Number of swine | 610 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 634 |
| Number of turkeys | 122 |
| OAT AC | 4,565 |
| OAT BU | 52,792 |
| PEA BU | 5,549 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 15,678 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,958 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,700 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,267 |
| WHT AC | 396 |
| WHT FALL BU | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,439 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 94 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,700 |
| CATTLE KS | 219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 606 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 664 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,270 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,958 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 154 |
| DUCKS | 118 |
| FAMILIES | 345 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 2,012 |
| GEESE | 85 |
| GRA BU | 235 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,062 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 537 |
| HOUSES | 307 |
| HOUSES B | 23 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 276 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 282 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 337 |
| MD MALE | 338 |
| MD TOT | 675 |
| MILK COWS | 1,007 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 285 |
| OC TOT | 298 |
| OTHER FOWL | 99 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 621 |
| OTHERS | 13 |
| SHEEP | 1,713 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,754 |
| SUP AM | 19,736 |
| SUP FOR | 6,030 |
| SUP JV | 155 |
| SUP PAT | 4,602 |
| SUP SC | 14,979 |
| SUP TOT | 25,766 |
| SWINE | 610 |
| SWINE KS | 634 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 307 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,952 |
| TURKEY | 122 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093011— 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). "Yamachiche, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-qc187010-1891/.