St. Ambroise, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ambroise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,934. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.875°N, 71.413°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ambroise had a population of 2,934: 1,390 male and 1,544 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,575 |
| 1861 | 3,152 |
| 1871 | 3,395 |
| 1881 | 3,513 |
| 1891 | 2,934 |
| 1901 | 2,715 |
| 1911 | — |
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, St. Ambroise shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Charlesbourg, VL
- St. Ambroise, Village
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Roch, South —Sud
- Ste. Catherine
- Stoneham & Tewkesbury
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,934 total population, 1,544 females, 1,390 males, 1,054 married persons, 555 families, 529 married females, 525 married males, 111 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,769 single persons under 18, 946 single females under 18, 823 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,881 French Canadians, 53 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 503 houses, 503 occupied houses, 498 houses built of wood, 487 houses of 1 story, 142 houses of 4 rooms, 109 houses of 2 rooms, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 84 houses of 5 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 1 room, 16 houses of 2 stories, 15 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 85,044 pounds of homemade butter, 36,005 bushels of oats, 35,843 acres of land in farms, 31,641 bushels of potatoes, 19,695 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,148 acres of improved land in farms, 10,462 chickens, 10,441 acres of farmland under crops, 9,644 bushels of turnips, 5,945 tons of hay, 5,528 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,194 acres of hay crops, 2,562 acres of oats, 1,242 milk cows, 987 swine slaughtered or sold, 820 bushels of barley, 630 bushels of buckwheat, 603 swine, 585 bushels of corn, 582 horses aged over 3 years, 474 other cattle, 451 occupants of farms, 446 farm occupants who own their land, 395 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 388 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 354 acres of potatoes, 334 bushels of beans, 322 bushels of peas, 313 cattle killed or sold, 205 sheep, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 179 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 173 ducks, 138 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 136 bushels of spring wheat, 135 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 117 horses aged 3 years and under, 115 sheep slaughtered or sold, 111 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 86 acres of turnips, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 75 other fowl, 45 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 acres of barley, 29 oxen, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 turkeys, 15 geese, 11 acres of wheat, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911857
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). "St. Ambroise, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-qc180005-1891/.