Yamaska, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Yamaska, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 638. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.004°N, 72.920°W.
Population
In 1891, Yamaska, Village had a population of 638: 310 male and 328 female residents. Population density was 828.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 456 |
| 1891 | 638 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 695 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yamaska, Village, 1901 (80.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Yamaska, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 328 |
| Number of males | 310 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 233 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 328 |
| POP M | 310 |
| POP TOT | 638 |
| Total population | 638 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 201 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 183 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 384 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 638 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 127 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 216 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 701 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 917 |
| Acres of hay crops | 272 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,175 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,876 |
| Acres of oats | 265 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 53 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 537 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,061 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 857 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,621 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 104 |
| BWT BU | 537 |
| CRN BU | 157 |
| HAY AC | 272 |
| HAY TONS | 217 |
| Number of chickens | 630 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 65 |
| Number of milk cows | 110 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 47 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 107 |
| Number of sheep | 81 |
| Number of swine | 80 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 265 |
| OAT BU | 3,061 |
| PEA BU | 857 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 3,621 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 66 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 212 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,133 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 217 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 253 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,133 |
| CHEESE LB | 15 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 201 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 183 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 384 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 66 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 212 |
| FRN CA | 638 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 630 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 65 |
| HOUSES | 127 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 107 |
| MD FEM | 116 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 233 |
| MILK COWS | 110 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 47 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 81 |
| SUP AM | 1,175 |
| SUP FOR | 701 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 216 |
| SUP SC | 917 |
| SUP TOT | 1,876 |
| SWINE | 80 |
| SWINE KS | 5 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 127 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 104 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC206017— 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). "Yamaska, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamaska-village-qc197010-1891/.