St. Barnabé, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,005. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 72.936°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Barnabé had a population of 1,005: 510 male and 495 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,415 |
| 1861 | 1,316 |
| 1871 | 1,239 |
| 1881 | 1,216 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 913 |
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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. Barnabé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 495 |
| Number of males | 510 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 182 |
| Number of married persons | 365 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 495 |
| POP M | 510 |
| POP TOT | 1,005 |
| Total population | 1,005 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 293 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 604 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,004 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 271 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,752 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,180 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,301 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,019 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,092 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,272 |
| Acres of oats | 3,351 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 242 |
| BAR AC | 271 |
| BAR BU | 2,393 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,393 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,813 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,325 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,413 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,800 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,408 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 75 |
| BWT BU | 2,813 |
| CRN BU | 91 |
| HAY AC | 3,019 |
| HAY TONS | 1,669 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 179 |
| Number of chickens | 3,208 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 80 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 125 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 356 |
| Number of milk cows | 774 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 172 |
| Number of other cattle | 446 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 534 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 281 |
| Number of swine | 345 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 273 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 3,351 |
| OAT BU | 28,325 |
| PEA BU | 7,413 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 5,800 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,814 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 99 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,966 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,669 |
| WHT AC | 242 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,408 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,966 |
| CATTLE KS | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 311 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 604 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,814 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 125 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 99 |
| FRN CA | 1,004 |
| GEESE | 80 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,208 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 356 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 182 |
| MD TOT | 365 |
| MILK COWS | 774 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 149 |
| OC TOT | 172 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 446 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 534 |
| SHEEP KS | 281 |
| SUP AM | 13,092 |
| SUP FOR | 3,180 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 4,752 |
| SUP SC | 8,301 |
| SUP TOT | 16,272 |
| SWINE | 345 |
| SWINE KS | 273 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 173 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 75 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911918
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. Barnabé, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc185003-1891/.