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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 456 |
| 1891 | 638 |
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 vl, 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 638 total population, 328 females, 310 males, 233 married persons, 135 families, 117 married males, 116 married females, 21 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 384 single persons under 18, 201 single females under 18, 183 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 638 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 127 houses, 127 occupied houses, 120 houses built of wood, 117 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,621 bushels of potatoes, 3,133 pounds of homemade butter, 3,061 bushels of oats, 1,876 acres of land in farms, 1,175 acres of improved land in farms, 917 acres of farmland under crops, 857 bushels of peas, 701 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 630 chickens, 537 bushels of buckwheat, 272 acres of hay crops, 265 acres of oats, 253 bushels of spring wheat, 217 tons of hay, 216 acres of farmland in pasture, 212 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 157 bushels of corn, 122 occupants of farms, 110 milk cows, 107 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 104 bushels of turnips, 97 farm occupants who own their land, 81 sheep, 80 swine, 66 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 65 horses aged over 3 years, 53 bushels of barley, 51 acres of potatoes, 47 other cattle, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 acres of wheat, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14 bushels of beans, 13 turkeys, 9 ducks, 6 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 swine slaughtered or sold, 4 acres of barley, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197010— 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/.