St. André, Quebec (1891 census)
St. André was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.638°N, 72.535°W.
Population
In 1891, St. André had a population of 2,064: 1,060 male and 1,004 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 726 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1891 | 2,064 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. André, 1901 (66.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. André shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,064 total population, 1,060 males, 1,004 females, 716 married persons, 389 families, 358 married females, 358 married males, 31 widowed persons, 16 widowed males, 15 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,317 single persons under 18, 686 single males under 18, 631 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,982 French Canadians, 82 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 308 houses, 308 occupied houses, 297 houses built of wood, 293 houses of 1 story, 64 houses of 2 rooms, 38 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses built of brick, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 97,500 pounds of homemade butter, 41,477 acres of land in farms, 34,254 acres of improved land in farms, 30,765 bushels of oats, 22,768 acres of farmland under crops, 21,859 bushels of potatoes, 11,264 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,223 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,918 chickens, 4,873 tons of hay, 4,774 acres of hay crops, 4,298 bushels of peas, 3,874 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,213 bushels of buckwheat, 2,807 bushels of spring wheat, 2,639 bushels of turnips, 2,109 acres of oats, 1,795 bushels of barley, 1,507 sheep, 966 milk cows, 896 swine, 758 bushels of corn, 703 other cattle, 699 sheep slaughtered or sold, 627 turkeys, 512 horses aged over 3 years, 426 occupants of farms, 410 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 364 cattle killed or sold, 282 farm occupants who own their land, 275 acres of wheat, 270 swine slaughtered or sold, 268 geese, 246 acres of potatoes, 225 bushels of beans, 222 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 185 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 183 horses aged 3 years and under, 142 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 140, 118 acres of barley, 99 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 79 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 77 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 ducks, 41 oxen, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 other fowl, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138002— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-qc138002-1891/.