St. André-Avellin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. André-Avellin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.759°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1891, St. André-Avellin had a population of 2,548: 1,297 male and 1,251 female residents. Population density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,872 |
| 1881 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,938 |
| 1911 | 2,428 |
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. André-Avellin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 423 |
| Number of families | 423 |
| Number of females | 1,251 |
| Number of males | 1,297 |
| Number of married females | 401 |
| Number of married males | 400 |
| Number of married persons | 801 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 1,251 |
| POP M | 1,297 |
| POP TOT | 2,548 |
| Total population | 2,548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 802 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 872 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,674 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,498 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 50 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 407 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 400 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 376 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 149 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 410 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 328 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,298 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,013 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,144 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,255 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,505 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,518 |
| Acres of oats | 3,429 |
| Acres of potatoes | 314 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 536 |
| BAR AC | 328 |
| BAR BU | 2,772 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,772 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,069 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 906 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,021 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,605 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,988 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,805 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,300 |
| BWT BU | 3,069 |
| CRN BU | 906 |
| HAY AC | 4,255 |
| HAY TONS | 3,249 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 259 |
| Number of chickens | 6,923 |
| Number of ducks | 143 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 359 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 54 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 173 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 578 |
| Number of milk cows | 995 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 392 |
| Number of other cattle | 645 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 70 |
| Number of sheep | 1,245 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 307 |
| Number of swine | 916 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 759 |
| Number of turkeys | 436 |
| OAT AC | 3,429 |
| OAT BU | 45,021 |
| PEA BU | 3,605 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 22,988 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,091 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 81,099 |
| RYE BU | 62 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,249 |
| WHT AC | 536 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,805 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 118 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 154 |
| BEN BU | 109 |
| BUTTER LB | 81,099 |
| CATTLE KS | 259 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 802 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 872 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,674 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,091 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 173 |
| DUCKS | 143 |
| FAMILIES | 423 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2,498 |
| GEESE | 54 |
| GRA BU | 158 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,923 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 578 |
| HOUSES | 407 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 86 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 376 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 149 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 92 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 400 |
| INF 11 A | 70 |
| MD FEM | 401 |
| MD MALE | 400 |
| MD TOT | 801 |
| MILK COWS | 995 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 359 |
| OC TOT | 392 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 645 |
| OTHERS | 50 |
| SHEEP | 1,245 |
| SHEEP KS | 307 |
| SUP AM | 19,505 |
| SUP FOR | 20,013 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 5,298 |
| SUP SC | 14,144 |
| SUP TOT | 39,518 |
| SWINE | 916 |
| SWINE KS | 759 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 410 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 2,300 |
| TURKEY | 436 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165040— 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. André-Avellin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-avellin-qc176039-1891/.