Bourget & St. Charles, Quebec (1891 census)
Bourget & St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.560°N, 71.372°W.
Population
In 1891, Bourget & St. Charles had a population of 423: 226 male and 197 female residents. Population density was 5.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 423 |
| 1901 | 634 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Péribonka, 1881 (10.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bourget & St. Charles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 65 |
| Number of families | 65 |
| Number of females | 197 |
| Number of males | 226 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 134 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 197 |
| POP M | 226 |
| POP TOT | 423 |
| Total population | 423 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 124 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 158 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 282 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 422 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 49 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 50 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,026 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,564 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,722 |
| Acres of hay crops | 566 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,759 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,323 |
| Acres of oats | 339 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 102 |
| BAR AC | 67 |
| BAR BU | 795 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 795 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,741 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 835 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,473 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 276 |
| BWT BU | 176 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 566 |
| HAY TONS | 367 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 391 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 51 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 25 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 60 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 54 |
| Number of other cattle | 129 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 503 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of swine | 99 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 102 |
| OAT AC | 339 |
| OAT BU | 3,741 |
| PEA BU | 835 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 2,473 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 169 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,621 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,290 |
| RYE BU | 175 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 367 |
| WHT AC | 102 |
| WHT SP BU | 665 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,290 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 124 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 158 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 282 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 169 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 25 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 65 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,621 |
| FRN CA | 422 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 391 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 60 |
| HOUSES | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 49 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 67 |
| MD MALE | 67 |
| MD TOT | 134 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 51 |
| OC TOT | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 129 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 503 |
| SHEEP KS | 173 |
| SUP AM | 5,759 |
| SUP FOR | 10,564 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 4,026 |
| SUP SC | 1,722 |
| SUP TOT | 16,323 |
| SWINE | 99 |
| SWINE KS | 102 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 50 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 276 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149004— 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). "Bourget & St. Charles, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bourget-st-charles-qc149017-1891/.