St. Augustin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.618°N, 73.994°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Augustin had a population of 1,328: 641 male and 687 female residents. Population density was 52.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,299 |
| 1861 | 2,228 |
| 1871 | 1,812 |
| 1881 | 1,462 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 1,292 |
| 1911 | 1,215 |
| 1921 | 1,264 |
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. Augustin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 687 |
| Number of males | 641 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of married persons | 441 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 687 |
| POP M | 641 |
| POP TOT | 1,328 |
| Total population | 1,328 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 850 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,275 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 53 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 257 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 31 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 208 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 206 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 327 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,032 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,278 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,394 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,648 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,539 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,817 |
| Acres of oats | 3,815 |
| Acres of potatoes | 383 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 451 |
| BAR AC | 327 |
| BAR BU | 5,455 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,455 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,725 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 419 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 63,793 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,667 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,921 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,864 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,295 |
| BWT BU | 4,725 |
| CRN BU | 419 |
| HAY AC | 3,648 |
| HAY TONS | 4,767 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 247 |
| Number of chickens | 13,438 |
| Number of ducks | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 216 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 140 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 248 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 588 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,130 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 246 |
| Number of other cattle | 588 |
| Number of other fowl | 140 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 72 |
| Number of sheep | 888 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 395 |
| Number of swine | 1,029 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 929 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,859 |
| OAT AC | 3,815 |
| OAT BU | 63,793 |
| PEA BU | 3,667 |
| POT AC | 383 |
| POT BU | 42,921 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,280 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,697 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,767 |
| WHT AC | 451 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,864 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,697 |
| CATTLE KS | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 444 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 406 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 850 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 160 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 248 |
| DUCKS | 137 |
| FAMILIES | 258 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,280 |
| FRN CA | 1,275 |
| GEESE | 140 |
| GRA BU | 208 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,438 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 588 |
| HOUSES | 257 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 99 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 206 |
| HOUSES S | 31 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 208 |
| INF 11 A | 72 |
| MD FEM | 221 |
| MD MALE | 220 |
| MD TOT | 441 |
| MILK COWS | 1,130 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 216 |
| OC TOT | 246 |
| OTHER FOWL | 140 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 588 |
| OTHERS | 53 |
| SHEEP | 888 |
| SHEEP KS | 395 |
| SUP AM | 15,539 |
| SUP FOR | 3,278 |
| SUP JV | 113 |
| SUP PAT | 4,032 |
| SUP SC | 11,394 |
| SUP TOT | 18,817 |
| SWINE | 1,029 |
| SWINE KS | 929 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 257 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,295 |
| TURKEY | 1,859 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052002_1851— 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. Augustin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-augustin-qc151002-1891/.