St. Arsène, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Arsène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.914°N, 69.407°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Arsène had a population of 1,213: 613 male and 600 female residents. Population density was 43.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,958 |
| 1861 | 1,680 |
| 1871 | 1,512 |
| 1881 | 1,467 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 1,051 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Arsène 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 | 7 |
| FAM NO | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 600 |
| Number of males | 613 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 353 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 600 |
| POP M | 613 |
| POP TOT | 1,213 |
| Total population | 1,213 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 816 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,213 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 168 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 158 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 178 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,844 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,320 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,854 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,694 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,738 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,058 |
| Acres of oats | 2,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 439 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 586 |
| BAR AC | 178 |
| BAR BU | 1,718 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,718 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,797 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,051 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 71,609 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,586 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,758 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,533 |
| BWT BU | 37 |
| CRN BU | 174 |
| HAY AC | 3,694 |
| HAY TONS | 2,879 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 335 |
| Number of chickens | 3,225 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 328 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 114 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 303 |
| Number of milk cows | 933 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 165 |
| Number of other cattle | 495 |
| Number of oxen | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 2,112 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 998 |
| Number of swine | 1,297 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 832 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 2,002 |
| OAT BU | 17,797 |
| PEA BU | 1,051 |
| POT AC | 439 |
| POT BU | 71,609 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,132 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,566 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 77,561 |
| RYE BU | 2,586 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,879 |
| WHT AC | 586 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,758 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 77,561 |
| CATTLE KS | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 383 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 816 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,132 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 114 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,566 |
| FRN CA | 1,213 |
| GEESE | 328 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,225 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 303 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 168 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 178 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 353 |
| MILK COWS | 933 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 165 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 495 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 2,112 |
| SHEEP KS | 998 |
| SUP AM | 14,738 |
| SUP FOR | 9,320 |
| SUP JV | 40 |
| SUP PAT | 6,844 |
| SUP SC | 7,854 |
| SUP TOT | 24,058 |
| SWINE | 1,297 |
| SWINE KS | 832 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 173 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,533 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095008— 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. Arsène, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ars-ne-qc192012-1891/.