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. Population density was 37.9 people per square mile.
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. André & Notre Dame du Portage, 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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 207 |
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 701 |
| Number of males | 697 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 214 |
| Number of married persons | 429 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 701 |
| POP M | 697 |
| POP TOT | 1,398 |
| Total population | 1,398 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 466 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 905 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,398 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 205 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 205 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 187 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 181 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,603 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,168 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,962 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,654 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,645 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,813 |
| Acres of oats | 1,491 |
| Acres of potatoes | 343 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 441 |
| BAR AC | 181 |
| BAR BU | 1,577 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,577 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,668 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,335 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,344 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,773 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,240 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,095 |
| BWT BU | 125 |
| CRN BU | 73 |
| HAY AC | 3,654 |
| HAY TONS | 3,426 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 307 |
| Number of chickens | 1,743 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 105 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 299 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,139 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 475 |
| Number of oxen | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 1,345 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,099 |
| Number of swine | 559 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 810 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 1,491 |
| OAT BU | 15,668 |
| PEA BU | 1,335 |
| POT AC | 343 |
| POT BU | 45,344 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 667 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,864 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 85,300 |
| RYE BU | 2,773 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,426 |
| WHT AC | 441 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,240 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 59 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 53 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 85,300 |
| CATTLE KS | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 439 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 466 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 905 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 667 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,864 |
| FRN CA | 1,398 |
| GEESE | 105 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,743 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 299 |
| HOUSES | 205 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 187 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 94 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 205 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 215 |
| MD MALE | 214 |
| MD TOT | 429 |
| MILK COWS | 1,139 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 157 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 475 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,345 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,099 |
| SUP AM | 19,645 |
| SUP FOR | 8,168 |
| SUP JV | 80 |
| SUP PAT | 12,603 |
| SUP SC | 6,962 |
| SUP TOT | 27,813 |
| SWINE | 559 |
| SWINE KS | 810 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 205 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,095 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 55 |
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/.