St. André & part of Notre-Dame du Portage, Quebec (1891 census)
St. André & part of Notre-Dame du Portage was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.678°N, 69.692°W.
Population
In 1891, St. André & part of Notre-Dame du Portage had a population of 1,398: 697 male and 701 female residents.
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 contained St. André, 1881 (91.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Andre & Notre Dame du Portage (part), 1901 (92.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. André & part of Notre-Dame du Portage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,398 total population, 701 females, 697 males, 429 married persons, 215 married females, 214 married males, 207 families, 64 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 905 single persons under 18, 466 single males under 18, 439 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,398 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 205 houses, 205 houses built of wood, 205 occupied houses, 187 houses of 1 story, 94 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 85,300 pounds of homemade butter, 45,344 bushels of potatoes, 27,813 acres of land in farms, 19,645 acres of improved land in farms, 15,668 bushels of oats, 12,603 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,168 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,962 acres of farmland under crops, 4,864 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,654 acres of hay crops, 3,426 tons of hay, 2,773 bushels of rye, 2,240 bushels of spring wheat, 1,743 chickens, 1,577 bushels of barley, 1,491 acres of oats, 1,345 sheep, 1,335 bushels of peas, 1,139 milk cows, 1,099 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,095 bushels of turnips, 810 swine slaughtered or sold, 667 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 559 swine, 475 other cattle, 441 acres of wheat, 343 acres of potatoes, 307 cattle killed or sold, 299 horses aged over 3 years, 181 acres of barley, 170 occupants of farms, 157 farm occupants who own their land, 125 bushels of buckwheat, 105 geese, 86 horses aged 3 years and under, 80 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 73 bushels of corn, 59 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 oxen, 53 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of turnips, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of beans, 7 ducks, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 turkeys, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC160006— 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 & part of Notre-Dame du Portage, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-part-of-notre-dame-du-portage-qc160006-1891/.