St. Andrews, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Andrews was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,702. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.576°N, 74.304°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Andrews had a population of 1,702: 833 male and 869 female residents. Population density was 50.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,683 |
| 1871 | 2,222 |
| 1881 | 2,387 |
| 1891 | 1,702 |
| 1901 | 1,540 |
| 1911 | 1,482 |
| 1921 | 1,585 |
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. Andrews, 1881 (94.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Andrews shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 334 |
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 869 |
| Number of males | 833 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 504 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 869 |
| POP M | 833 |
| POP TOT | 1,702 |
| Total population | 1,702 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 549 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,116 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 862 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 840 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 334 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 57 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 259 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 305 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 129 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 145 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,212 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,062 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,968 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,412 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,325 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,387 |
| Acres of oats | 3,132 |
| Acres of potatoes | 284 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 392 |
| BAR AC | 182 |
| BAR BU | 2,832 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,832 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,661 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,929 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,107 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,620 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,532 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,854 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,891 |
| BWT BU | 1,661 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 190 |
| CRN BU | 4,929 |
| HAY AC | 4,412 |
| HAY TONS | 4,727 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 336 |
| Number of chickens | 5,226 |
| Number of ducks | 106 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 233 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 83 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 157 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 536 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,361 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 274 |
| Number of other cattle | 816 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 120 |
| Number of sheep | 871 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 550 |
| Number of swine | 359 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 555 |
| Number of turkeys | 150 |
| OAT AC | 3,132 |
| OAT BU | 42,107 |
| PEA BU | 2,620 |
| POT AC | 284 |
| POT BU | 34,532 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,161 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 643 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,267 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,912 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,727 |
| WHT AC | 392 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,854 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,912 |
| CATTLE KS | 336 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 567 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 549 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,116 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 643 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 157 |
| DUCKS | 106 |
| FAMILIES | 334 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,267 |
| FRN CA | 862 |
| GEESE | 83 |
| GRA BU | 126 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,226 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 536 |
| HOUSES | 334 |
| HOUSES B | 57 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 129 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 259 |
| INF 11 A | 120 |
| MD FEM | 252 |
| MD MALE | 252 |
| MD TOT | 504 |
| MILK COWS | 1,361 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 233 |
| OC TOT | 274 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 816 |
| OTHERS | 840 |
| SHEEP | 871 |
| SHEEP KS | 550 |
| SILOS | 190 |
| SUP AM | 18,325 |
| SUP FOR | 5,062 |
| SUP JV | 145 |
| SUP PAT | 5,212 |
| SUP SC | 12,968 |
| SUP TOT | 23,387 |
| SWINE | 359 |
| SWINE KS | 555 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 334 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 5,891 |
| TURKEY | 150 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037011— 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. Andrews, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andrews-qc137012-1891/.