St. Agapit, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Agapit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,001. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.534°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Agapit had a population of 1,001: 500 male and 501 female residents. Population density was 35.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 657 |
| 1881 | 854 |
| 1891 | 1,001 |
| 1901 | 1,094 |
| 1911 | 1,109 |
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. Agapit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 501 |
| Number of males | 500 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 172 |
| Number of married persons | 340 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 501 |
| POP M | 500 |
| POP TOT | 1,001 |
| Total population | 1,001 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 643 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,001 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 158 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 158 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 146 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,185 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,877 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,122 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,987 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,321 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,198 |
| Acres of oats | 940 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 266 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 951 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,334 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,773 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 666 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 124 |
| BWT BU | 951 |
| CRN BU | 41 |
| HAY AC | 1,987 |
| HAY TONS | 1,294 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 131 |
| Number of chickens | 1,474 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 131 |
| Number of milk cows | 452 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 230 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 468 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 290 |
| Number of swine | 203 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 464 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 940 |
| OAT BU | 9,334 |
| PEA BU | 158 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 15,773 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,965 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,173 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,294 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT SP BU | 666 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,173 |
| CATTLE KS | 131 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 643 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,965 |
| FRN CA | 1,001 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,474 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 131 |
| HOUSES | 158 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 158 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 168 |
| MD MALE | 172 |
| MD TOT | 340 |
| MILK COWS | 452 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 230 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 468 |
| SHEEP KS | 290 |
| SUP AM | 5,321 |
| SUP FOR | 9,877 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 2,185 |
| SUP SC | 3,122 |
| SUP TOT | 15,198 |
| SWINE | 203 |
| SWINE KS | 464 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 158 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 124 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171001— 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). "St. Agapit, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-agapit-qc166001-1891/.