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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911909. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,462 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 1,292 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,328 total population, 687 females, 641 males, 441 married persons, 258 families, 221 married females, 220 married males, 37 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 850 single persons under 18, 444 single females under 18, 406 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,275 French Canadians, 53 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 257 houses, 257 occupied houses, 208 houses built of wood, 206 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 4 rooms, 70 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 2 stories, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses built of stone, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses built of brick, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 63,793 bushels of oats, 42,921 bushels of potatoes, 31,697 pounds of homemade butter, 18,817 acres of land in farms, 15,539 acres of improved land in farms, 13,438 chickens, 11,394 acres of farmland under crops, 5,455 bushels of barley, 4,864 bushels of spring wheat, 4,767 tons of hay, 4,725 bushels of buckwheat, 4,032 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,815 acres of oats, 3,667 bushels of peas, 3,648 acres of hay crops, 3,280 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,278 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,859 turkeys, 1,295 bushels of turnips, 1,130 milk cows, 1,029 swine, 929 swine slaughtered or sold, 888 sheep, 588 horses aged over 3 years, 588 other cattle, 451 acres of wheat, 419 bushels of corn, 395 sheep slaughtered or sold, 383 acres of potatoes, 327 acres of barley, 248 horses aged 3 years and under, 247 cattle killed or sold, 246 occupants of farms, 216 farm occupants who own their land, 208 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 160 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 140 geese, 140 other fowl, 137 ducks, 113 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 bushels of beans, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052002_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911909
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/.