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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,239 |
| 1881 | 1,216 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 913 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,005 total population, 510 males, 495 females, 365 married persons, 183 married females, 182 families, 182 married males, 36 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 604 single persons under 18, 311 single males under 18, 293 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,004 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 173 houses, 173 occupied houses, 159 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 1 story, 82 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 2 stories, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,325 bushels of oats, 16,272 acres of land in farms, 13,092 acres of improved land in farms, 8,301 acres of farmland under crops, 7,413 bushels of peas, 6,966 pounds of homemade butter, 5,800 bushels of potatoes, 4,752 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,351 acres of oats, 3,208 chickens, 3,180 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,019 acres of hay crops, 2,813 bushels of buckwheat, 2,393 bushels of barley, 1,814 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,669 tons of hay, 1,408 bushels of spring wheat, 774 milk cows, 534 sheep, 446 other cattle, 356 horses aged over 3 years, 345 swine, 281 sheep slaughtered or sold, 273 swine slaughtered or sold, 271 acres of barley, 242 acres of wheat, 179 cattle killed or sold, 172 occupants of farms, 149 farm occupants who own their land, 125 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 91 bushels of corn, 80 geese, 77 acres of potatoes, 75 bushels of turnips, 65 turkeys, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 ducks, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 other fowl, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 bushels of beans, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 oxen, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.