Barnston, Quebec (1891 census)
Barnston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.082°N, 71.905°W.
Population
In 1891, Barnston had a population of 2,694: 1,442 male and 1,252 female residents. Population density was 25.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,492 |
| 1861 | 3,098 |
| 1871 | 2,551 |
| 1881 | 2,618 |
| 1891 | 2,694 |
| 1901 | 2,482 |
| 1911 | 2,342 |
| 1921 | 2,618 |
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, Barnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 560 |
| Number of families | 560 |
| Number of females | 1,252 |
| Number of males | 1,442 |
| Number of married females | 517 |
| Number of married males | 518 |
| Number of married persons | 1,035 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP F | 1,252 |
| POP M | 1,442 |
| POP TOT | 2,694 |
| Total population | 2,694 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 658 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 867 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,525 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 738 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,956 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 549 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 548 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 507 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 319 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 549 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 549 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 295 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,250 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,777 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,478 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,003 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,023 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,800 |
| Acres of oats | 1,469 |
| Acres of potatoes | 340 |
| Acres of turnips | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 335 |
| BAR AC | 549 |
| BAR BU | 18,807 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,807 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 526 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,762 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,779 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,919 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 626 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,999 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,111 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,488 |
| BWT BU | 8,762 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 1,779 |
| HAY AC | 12,003 |
| HAY TONS | 13,345 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,130 |
| Number of chickens | 6,410 |
| Number of ducks | 146 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 477 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 66 |
| Number of geese | 235 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 602 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,014 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,631 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 544 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,078 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 119 |
| Number of sheep | 2,736 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,703 |
| Number of swine | 1,172 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,275 |
| Number of turkeys | 100 |
| OAT AC | 1,469 |
| OAT BU | 53,919 |
| PEA BU | 626 |
| POT AC | 340 |
| POT BU | 64,999 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,892 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,932 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 153,250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,345 |
| WHT AC | 335 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,111 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 153 |
| A 11 50 | 84 |
| A 201 PL | 52 |
| A 51 100 | 136 |
| BEN BU | 526 |
| BUTTER LB | 153,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,130 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,892 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 658 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 867 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,525 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,932 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 602 |
| DUCKS | 146 |
| FAMILIES | 560 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 738 |
| GEESE | 235 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,410 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,014 |
| HOUSES | 549 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 507 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 319 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 548 |
| INF 11 A | 119 |
| MD FEM | 517 |
| MD MALE | 518 |
| MD TOT | 1,035 |
| MILK COWS | 2,631 |
| NAME CD | Stanstead |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 66 |
| OC P | 477 |
| OC TOT | 544 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,078 |
| OTHERS | 1,956 |
| SHEEP | 2,736 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,703 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 34,023 |
| SUP FOR | 20,777 |
| SUP JV | 295 |
| SUP PAT | 16,250 |
| SUP SC | 17,478 |
| SUP TOT | 54,800 |
| SWINE | 1,172 |
| SWINE KS | 1,275 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 549 |
| TUR AC | 54 |
| TUR BU | 25,488 |
| TURKEY | 100 |
| WID FEM | 77 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
| WORKING OX | 111 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090002— 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). "Barnston, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barnston-qc191002-1891/.