St. Patrice de Beaurivage, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Patrice de Beaurivage was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.426°N, 71.262°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Patrice de Beaurivage had a population of 988: 500 male and 488 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,033 |
| 1891 | 988 |
| 1911 | 950 |
| 1921 | 898 |
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 contained St. Patrice, 1901 (93.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Patrice de Beaurivage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 988 total population, 500 males, 488 females, 264 married persons, 160 families, 132 married females, 132 married males, 39 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 685 single persons under 18, 353 single males under 18, 332 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 605 French Canadians, 383 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 153 houses, 153 houses built of wood, 153 houses of 1 story, 153 occupied houses, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,186 acres of land in farms, 50,715 pounds of homemade butter, 43,768 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,194 bushels of oats, 15,168 bushels of potatoes, 11,418 acres of improved land in farms, 6,541 bushels of turnips, 6,436 acres of farmland under crops, 4,853 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,469 acres of hay crops, 2,913 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,993 bushels of buckwheat, 1,866 chickens, 1,799 tons of hay, 1,650 acres of oats, 1,267 bushels of spring wheat, 943 bushels of barley, 822 sheep, 634 milk cows, 612 sheep slaughtered or sold, 562 other cattle, 404 bushels of peas, 364 swine slaughtered or sold, 266 cattle killed or sold, 185 horses aged over 3 years, 159 swine, 155 occupants of farms, 153 farm occupants who own their land, 145 acres of wheat, 137 acres of potatoes, 136 oxen, 129 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 111 turkeys, 100 bushels of corn, 93 acres of barley, 78 geese, 68 horses aged 3 years and under, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 bushels of beans, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 21 ducks, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 other fowl, 3 bushels of rye, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912648
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. Patrice de Beaurivage, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-patrice-de-beaurivage-qc166013-1891/.