Yamachiche, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Yamachiche, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 908. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.283°N, 72.828°W.
Population
In 1891, Yamachiche, Village had a population of 908: 431 male and 477 female residents. Population density was 2762.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 908 |
| 1901 | 1,100 |
| 1911 | 965 |
| 1921 | 948 |
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 Yamachiche, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Yamachiche, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 477 |
| Number of males | 431 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 477 |
| POP M | 431 |
| POP TOT | 908 |
| Total population | 908 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 558 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 907 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 142 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 765 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 676 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 79 |
| Acres of hay crops | 907 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 893 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,569 |
| Acres of oats | 117 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 173 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,681 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,864 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,075 |
| BWT BU | 137 |
| CRN BU | 75 |
| HAY AC | 907 |
| HAY TONS | 776 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 549 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 64 |
| Number of milk cows | 66 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 11 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 85 |
| Number of sheep | 42 |
| Number of swine | 20 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 117 |
| OAT BU | 1,681 |
| PEA BU | 164 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 2,864 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 132 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,523 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 776 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 161 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 269 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,523 |
| CATTLE KS | 4 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 295 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 558 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 132 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 907 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 549 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 64 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 142 |
| INF 11 A | 85 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 157 |
| MD TOT | 311 |
| MILK COWS | 66 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 11 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 42 |
| SUP AM | 893 |
| SUP FOR | 676 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 765 |
| SUP SC | 79 |
| SUP TOT | 1,569 |
| SWINE | 20 |
| SWINE KS | 67 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,075 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093018_1891— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-village-qc187011-1891/.