St. Alban, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,090. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 72.099°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alban had a population of 2,090: 1,029 male and 1,061 female residents. Population density was 31.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,303 |
| 1871 | 1,665 |
| 1881 | 1,833 |
| 1891 | 2,090 |
| 1901 | 1,989 |
| 1911 | 1,451 |
| 1921 | 943 |
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. Alban, 1901 (91.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Alban shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 353 |
| Number of families | 353 |
| Number of females | 1,061 |
| Number of males | 1,029 |
| Number of married females | 311 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of married persons | 624 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 1,061 |
| POP M | 1,029 |
| POP TOT | 2,090 |
| Total population | 2,090 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 682 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,391 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,090 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 317 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 313 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 306 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 317 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,190 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,877 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,509 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,739 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,796 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,673 |
| Acres of oats | 2,545 |
| Acres of potatoes | 182 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 196 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 946 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 946 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,651 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 476 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,900 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,544 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,222 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,349 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,961 |
| BWT BU | 2,651 |
| CRN BU | 476 |
| HAY AC | 2,739 |
| HAY TONS | 3,153 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 234 |
| Number of chickens | 2,671 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 283 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 106 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 343 |
| Number of milk cows | 871 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 287 |
| Number of other cattle | 525 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 78 |
| Number of sheep | 1,086 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 882 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 444 |
| OAT AC | 2,545 |
| OAT BU | 31,900 |
| PEA BU | 1,544 |
| POT AC | 182 |
| POT BU | 20,222 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 484 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,592 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,153 |
| WHT AC | 196 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,349 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,592 |
| CATTLE KS | 234 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 709 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 682 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,391 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 484 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 106 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 353 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,120 |
| FRN CA | 2,090 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,671 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 343 |
| HOUSES | 317 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 306 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 313 |
| INF 11 A | 78 |
| MD FEM | 311 |
| MD MALE | 313 |
| MD TOT | 624 |
| MILK COWS | 871 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 283 |
| OC TOT | 287 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 525 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,086 |
| SHEEP KS | 882 |
| SUP AM | 14,796 |
| SUP FOR | 13,877 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 5,190 |
| SUP SC | 9,509 |
| SUP TOT | 28,673 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 444 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 317 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,961 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
| WORKING OX | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911830
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. Alban, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alban-qc178010-1891/.