St. Aubert, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Aubert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,573. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911906. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.118°N, 70.130°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Aubert had a population of 1,573: 793 male and 780 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,409 |
| 1911 | 1,324 |
| 1921 | 1,236 |
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 Fournier, St. Aubert, 1881 (89.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Aubert, 1901 (43.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Aubert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,573 total population, 793 males, 780 females, 478 married persons, 263 families, 239 married females, 239 married males, 45 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,050 single persons under 18, 533 single males under 18, 517 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,573 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 houses, 240 houses built of wood, 240 occupied houses, 127 houses of 2 stories, 110 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 60,280 pounds of homemade butter, 30,405 bushels of potatoes, 22,208 acres of land in farms, 12,794 acres of improved land in farms, 12,086 bushels of oats, 9,414 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,875 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,847 acres of farmland under crops, 3,769 bushels of spring wheat, 3,415 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,812 acres of hay crops, 2,574 tons of hay, 1,427 chickens, 1,383 acres of oats, 1,097 bushels of barley, 1,052 bushels of peas, 1,046 sheep, 1,007 bushels of turnips, 886 bushels of rye, 659 milk cows, 601 acres of wheat, 454 sheep slaughtered or sold, 424 swine slaughtered or sold, 422 swine, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 328 acres of potatoes, 289 other cattle, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 205 occupants of farms, 200 farm occupants who own their land, 113 acres of barley, 96 bushels of corn, 85 cattle killed or sold, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 70 oxen, 67 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 bushels of buckwheat, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 geese, 20 bushels of beans, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 other fowl, 6 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911906
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. Aubert, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-aubert-qc165004-1891/.