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 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 density was 16.9 people per square mile.
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 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 780 |
| Number of males | 793 |
| Number of married females | 239 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of married persons | 478 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 780 |
| POP M | 793 |
| POP TOT | 1,573 |
| Total population | 1,573 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 517 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,050 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,573 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 110 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 127 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,875 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,414 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,847 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,812 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,794 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,208 |
| Acres of oats | 1,383 |
| Acres of potatoes | 328 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 601 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 1,097 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,097 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,086 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,052 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,405 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 886 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,769 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,007 |
| BWT BU | 33 |
| CRN BU | 96 |
| HAY AC | 2,812 |
| HAY TONS | 2,574 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 85 |
| Number of chickens | 1,427 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 200 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 659 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 205 |
| Number of other cattle | 289 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 1,046 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 454 |
| Number of swine | 422 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 424 |
| OAT AC | 1,383 |
| OAT BU | 12,086 |
| PEA BU | 1,052 |
| POT AC | 328 |
| POT BU | 30,405 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,415 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,280 |
| RYE BU | 886 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,574 |
| WHT AC | 601 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,769 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 60,280 |
| CATTLE KS | 85 |
| CHEESE LB | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 517 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,050 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,415 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 263 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 1,573 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,427 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 239 |
| MD MALE | 239 |
| MD TOT | 478 |
| MILK COWS | 659 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 200 |
| OC TOT | 205 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 289 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,046 |
| SHEEP KS | 454 |
| SUP AM | 12,794 |
| SUP FOR | 9,414 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 6,875 |
| SUP SC | 5,847 |
| SUP TOT | 22,208 |
| SWINE | 422 |
| SWINE KS | 424 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 240 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,007 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067005_1891— 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. Aubert, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-aubert-qc165004-1891/.