St. Barnabé, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.416°N, 72.879°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Barnabé had a population of 2,014: 994 male and 1,020 female residents. Population density was 59.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,490 |
| 1861 | 1,631 |
| 1871 | 1,639 |
| 1881 | 1,976 |
| 1891 | 2,014 |
| 1901 | 2,291 |
| 1911 | 2,501 |
| 1921 | 1,419 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 332 |
| Number of families | 332 |
| Number of females | 1,020 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 329 |
| Number of married persons | 659 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 1,020 |
| POP M | 994 |
| POP TOT | 2,014 |
| Total population | 2,014 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,300 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,002 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 322 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 312 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 45 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 290 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 196 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,709 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,839 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,387 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,353 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,292 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,131 |
| Acres of oats | 4,508 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 328 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 615 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 615 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,659 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 391 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,814 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,363 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,674 |
| BWT BU | 9,659 |
| CRN BU | 391 |
| HAY AC | 5,353 |
| HAY TONS | 5,366 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 245 |
| Number of chickens | 3,336 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 319 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 155 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 425 |
| Number of milk cows | 930 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 339 |
| Number of other cattle | 686 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 84 |
| Number of sheep | 1,655 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 994 |
| Number of swine | 727 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of turkeys | 46 |
| OAT AC | 4,508 |
| OAT BU | 49,814 |
| PEA BU | 8,363 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 16,150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,838 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,326 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,673 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,366 |
| WHT AC | 328 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,938 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 146 |
| BEN BU | 133 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,673 |
| CATTLE KS | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 654 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 646 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,300 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,838 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 155 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 332 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,326 |
| FRN CA | 2,002 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 93 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,336 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 425 |
| HOUSES | 322 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 290 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 312 |
| INF 11 A | 84 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 329 |
| MD TOT | 659 |
| MILK COWS | 930 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 319 |
| OC TOT | 339 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 686 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 1,655 |
| SHEEP KS | 994 |
| SUP AM | 18,292 |
| SUP FOR | 3,839 |
| SUP JV | 196 |
| SUP PAT | 4,709 |
| SUP SC | 13,387 |
| SUP TOT | 22,131 |
| SWINE | 727 |
| SWINE KS | 362 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 322 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 3,674 |
| TURKEY | 46 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093004— 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. Barnabé, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc187002-1891/.