Brompton & St. Frs.-Xavier, Quebec (1891 census)
Brompton & St. Frs.-Xavier was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 72.051°W.
Population
In 1891, Brompton & St. Frs.-Xavier had a population of 1,766: 931 male and 835 female residents.
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. François-Xavier, 1901 (73.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brompton & St. Frs.-Xavier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 331 |
| Number of families | 331 |
| Number of females | 835 |
| Number of males | 931 |
| Number of married females | 310 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of married persons | 619 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 835 |
| POP M | 931 |
| POP TOT | 1,766 |
| Total population | 1,766 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,090 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,317 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 449 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 321 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 317 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 307 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,409 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 60,077 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,345 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,551 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,833 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,910 |
| Acres of oats | 809 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 55 |
| BAR AC | 106 |
| BAR BU | 1,947 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,947 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,077 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 457 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,946 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,548 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 875 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,948 |
| BWT BU | 4,077 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 457 |
| HAY AC | 3,551 |
| HAY TONS | 3,570 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 207 |
| Number of chickens | 3,021 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 270 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 44 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 373 |
| Number of milk cows | 660 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 296 |
| Number of other cattle | 531 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 93 |
| Number of sheep | 906 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 475 |
| Number of swine | 293 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 380 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 809 |
| OAT BU | 18,946 |
| PEA BU | 788 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 22,548 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,013 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,845 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 96 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,340 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,570 |
| WHT AC | 55 |
| WHT SP BU | 875 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 65 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 79 |
| BEN BU | 308 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,340 |
| CATTLE KS | 207 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,013 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 495 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 595 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,090 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,845 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 331 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 96 |
| FRN CA | 1,317 |
| GEESE | 44 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,021 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 373 |
| HOUSES | 321 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 307 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 100 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 317 |
| INF 11 A | 93 |
| MD FEM | 310 |
| MD MALE | 309 |
| MD TOT | 619 |
| MILK COWS | 660 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 270 |
| OC TOT | 296 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 531 |
| OTHERS | 449 |
| SHEEP | 906 |
| SHEEP KS | 475 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 9,833 |
| SUP FOR | 60,077 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 3,409 |
| SUP SC | 6,345 |
| SUP TOT | 69,910 |
| SWINE | 293 |
| SWINE KS | 380 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 322 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 6,948 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182001— 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). "Brompton & St. Frs.-Xavier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brompton-st-frs-xavier-qc182001-1891/.