St. Augustin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.756°N, 71.492°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Augustin had a population of 1,413: 687 male and 726 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,748 |
| 1861 | 1,722 |
| 1871 | 1,880 |
| 1881 | 1,569 |
| 1891 | 1,413 |
| 1901 | 1,385 |
| 1911 | 1,384 |
| 1921 | 1,441 |
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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 227 |
| Number of families | 227 |
| Number of females | 726 |
| Number of males | 687 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 388 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 726 |
| POP M | 687 |
| POP TOT | 1,413 |
| Total population | 1,413 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 488 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 943 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,376 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 37 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 217 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 221 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,493 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,137 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,791 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,682 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,411 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,548 |
| Acres of oats | 2,986 |
| Acres of potatoes | 211 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 454 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 454 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,142 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,487 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,476 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,119 |
| BWT BU | 1,142 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 56 |
| HAY AC | 4,682 |
| HAY TONS | 6,217 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 223 |
| Number of chickens | 9,022 |
| Number of ducks | 62 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 198 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 309 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,083 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 206 |
| Number of other cattle | 581 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 198 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1,503 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 872 |
| Number of swine | 315 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 616 |
| Number of turkeys | 81 |
| OAT AC | 2,986 |
| OAT BU | 26,487 |
| PEA BU | 398 |
| POT AC | 211 |
| POT BU | 24,476 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 58 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,030 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 100,420 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,217 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 179 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 84 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| BUTTER LB | 100,420 |
| CATTLE KS | 223 |
| CHEESE LB | 58 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 488 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 455 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 943 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 24 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,030 |
| FRN CA | 1,376 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,022 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 309 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 221 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 217 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 194 |
| MD MALE | 194 |
| MD TOT | 388 |
| MILK COWS | 1,083 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 198 |
| OC TOT | 206 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 581 |
| OTHERS | 37 |
| SHEEP | 1,503 |
| SHEEP KS | 872 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 15,411 |
| SUP FOR | 9,137 |
| SUP JV | 127 |
| SUP PAT | 5,493 |
| SUP SC | 9,791 |
| SUP TOT | 24,548 |
| SWINE | 315 |
| SWINE KS | 616 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 226 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 4,119 |
| TURKEY | 81 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 198 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080010— 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-qc178011-1891/.