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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,833 |
| 1891 | 2,090 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,090 total population, 1,061 females, 1,029 males, 624 married persons, 353 families, 313 married males, 311 married females, 75 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,391 single persons under 18, 709 single females under 18, 682 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,090 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 317 houses, 317 occupied houses, 313 houses built of wood, 306 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 72 houses of 4 rooms, 69 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 2 stories, 6 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,592 pounds of homemade butter, 31,900 bushels of oats, 28,673 acres of land in farms, 20,222 bushels of potatoes, 14,796 acres of improved land in farms, 13,877 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,509 acres of farmland under crops, 5,190 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,153 tons of hay, 2,739 acres of hay crops, 2,671 chickens, 2,651 bushels of buckwheat, 2,545 acres of oats, 1,961 bushels of turnips, 1,544 bushels of peas, 1,349 bushels of spring wheat, 1,086 sheep, 946 bushels of barley, 882 sheep slaughtered or sold, 871 milk cows, 525 other cattle, 484 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 476 bushels of corn, 444 swine slaughtered or sold, 343 horses aged over 3 years, 287 occupants of farms, 283 farm occupants who own their land, 236 swine, 234 cattle killed or sold, 196 acres of wheat, 182 acres of potatoes, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 106 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 85 oxen, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 71 acres of barley, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 bushels of beans, 36 other fowl, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 bushels of rye, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178010— 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/.