St. Ambroise, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ambroise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.875°N, 71.413°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ambroise had a population of 2,934: 1,390 male and 1,544 female residents. Population density was 52.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,934 |
| 1901 | 2,715 |
| 1911 | 2,020 |
| 1921 | 1,907 |
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:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Charlesbourg
- St. Ambroise, Village
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Roch, South —Sud
- Ste. Catherine
- Stoneham & Tewkesbury
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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 555 |
| Number of families | 555 |
| Number of females | 1,544 |
| Number of males | 1,390 |
| Number of married females | 529 |
| Number of married males | 525 |
| Number of married persons | 1,054 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP F | 1,544 |
| POP M | 1,390 |
| POP TOT | 2,934 |
| Total population | 2,934 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 946 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 823 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,769 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,881 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 53 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 503 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 498 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 487 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 503 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,528 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,695 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,441 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,194 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,148 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,843 |
| Acres of oats | 2,562 |
| Acres of potatoes | 354 |
| Acres of turnips | 86 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 820 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 820 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 630 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,005 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,641 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,644 |
| BWT BU | 630 |
| CRN BU | 585 |
| HAY AC | 5,194 |
| HAY TONS | 5,945 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 313 |
| Number of chickens | 10,462 |
| Number of ducks | 173 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 446 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 117 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 582 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,242 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 451 |
| Number of other cattle | 474 |
| Number of other fowl | 75 |
| Number of oxen | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 45 |
| Number of sheep | 205 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 115 |
| Number of swine | 603 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 987 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 2,562 |
| OAT BU | 36,005 |
| PEA BU | 322 |
| POT AC | 354 |
| POT BU | 31,641 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 388 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 395 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 85,044 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,945 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 136 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 111 |
| A 11 50 | 135 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 138 |
| BEN BU | 334 |
| BUTTER LB | 85,044 |
| CATTLE KS | 313 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 946 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 823 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,769 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 388 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 117 |
| DUCKS | 173 |
| FAMILIES | 555 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 395 |
| FRN CA | 2,881 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,462 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 582 |
| HOUSES | 503 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 142 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 487 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 498 |
| INF 11 A | 45 |
| MD FEM | 529 |
| MD MALE | 525 |
| MD TOT | 1,054 |
| MILK COWS | 1,242 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 446 |
| OC TOT | 451 |
| OTHER FOWL | 75 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 474 |
| OTHERS | 53 |
| SHEEP | 205 |
| SHEEP KS | 115 |
| SUP AM | 16,148 |
| SUP FOR | 19,695 |
| SUP JV | 179 |
| SUP PAT | 5,528 |
| SUP SC | 10,441 |
| SUP TOT | 35,843 |
| SWINE | 603 |
| SWINE KS | 987 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 503 |
| TUR AC | 86 |
| TUR BU | 9,644 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
| WORKING OX | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081004— 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. Ambroise, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-qc180005-1891/.