St. Ambroise, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ambroise, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.855°N, 71.367°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ambroise, Village had a population of 875: 393 male and 482 female residents. Population density was 365.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 875 |
| 1901 | 1,555 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Ambroise, 1881 (4.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Ambroise, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 188 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 482 |
| Number of males | 393 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 482 |
| POP M | 393 |
| POP TOT | 875 |
| Total population | 875 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 514 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 848 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 27 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 155 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 134 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 327 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,687 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 603 |
| Acres of hay crops | 257 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 995 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,682 |
| Acres of oats | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 14 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 707 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,827 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 229 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 257 |
| HAY TONS | 231 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 139 |
| Number of chickens | 778 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 47 |
| Number of milk cows | 65 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 97 |
| Number of other cattle | 21 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 2 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 175 |
| Number of swine | 29 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 252 |
| OAT AC | 63 |
| OAT BU | 707 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 1,827 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,438 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 231 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,438 |
| CATTLE KS | 139 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 514 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 848 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 778 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 47 |
| HOUSES | 155 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 134 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 156 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 310 |
| MILK COWS | 65 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 97 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 21 |
| OTHERS | 27 |
| SHEEP | 2 |
| SHEEP KS | 175 |
| SUP AM | 995 |
| SUP FOR | 2,687 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 327 |
| SUP SC | 603 |
| SUP TOT | 3,682 |
| SWINE | 29 |
| SWINE KS | 252 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 156 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 229 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185005_1891— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-village-qc180006-1891/.