St. Ambroise, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ambroise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,706. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.089°N, 73.582°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ambroise had a population of 1,706: 864 male and 842 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,189 |
| 1871 | 1,868 |
| 1881 | 1,786 |
| 1891 | 1,706 |
| 1901 | 1,712 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,459 |
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. Ambroise shared boundaries with:
- St. Alphonse
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Liguori
- St. Patrice de Rawdon
- Ste. Béatrice
- Ste. Elizabeth
- Ste. Mélanie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 345 |
| Number of families | 345 |
| Number of females | 842 |
| Number of males | 864 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 280 |
| Number of married persons | 557 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 842 |
| POP M | 864 |
| POP TOT | 1,706 |
| Total population | 1,706 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,079 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,570 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 136 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 308 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 306 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 273 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,106 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,511 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,495 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,172 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,624 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,135 |
| Acres of oats | 4,304 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 325 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 605 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,511 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,479 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,383 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,679 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,942 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,237 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,684 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 553 |
| BWT BU | 2,511 |
| CRN BU | 2,383 |
| HAY AC | 5,172 |
| HAY TONS | 4,346 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 282 |
| Number of chickens | 9,803 |
| Number of ducks | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 278 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 138 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 219 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 480 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,069 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 305 |
| Number of other cattle | 685 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 1,972 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 859 |
| Number of swine | 1,283 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 753 |
| Number of turkeys | 595 |
| OAT AC | 4,304 |
| OAT BU | 40,679 |
| PEA BU | 6,942 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 16,237 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,254 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,871 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 93,590 |
| RYE BU | 101 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,346 |
| WHT AC | 325 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,684 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 79 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 93,590 |
| CATTLE KS | 282 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,254 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 518 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 561 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,079 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,871 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 219 |
| DUCKS | 156 |
| FAMILIES | 345 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,570 |
| GEESE | 138 |
| GRA BU | 1,479 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,803 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 480 |
| HOUSES | 308 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 102 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 306 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 277 |
| MD MALE | 280 |
| MD TOT | 557 |
| MILK COWS | 1,069 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 278 |
| OC TOT | 305 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 685 |
| OTHERS | 136 |
| SHEEP | 1,972 |
| SHEEP KS | 859 |
| SUP AM | 18,624 |
| SUP FOR | 9,511 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 6,106 |
| SUP SC | 12,495 |
| SUP TOT | 28,135 |
| SWINE | 1,283 |
| SWINE KS | 753 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 308 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 553 |
| TURKEY | 595 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461748
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. Ambroise, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-qc159003-1891/.