St. Barnabé, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.414°N, 72.877°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Barnabé had a population of 2,291: 1,128 male and 1,163 female residents. Population density was 65.4 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Barnabé shared boundaries with:
- Hunterstown
- St. Boniface (Shawinigan)
- St. Elie de Caxton
- St. Etienne des Grès
- St. Paulin
- St. Sévère
- Yamachiche
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 421 |
| Number of females | 1,163 |
| Number of males | 1,128 |
| Number of married females | 388 |
| Number of married males | 391 |
| Number of single females | 742 |
| Number of single males | 719 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| POP F | 1,163 |
| POP M | 1,128 |
| POP TOT | 2,291 |
| Total population | 2,291 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 419 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 26,829 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 26,829 |
| FAMILIES | 421 |
| HOUSES | 419 |
| MARRIED F | 388 |
| MARRIED M | 391 |
| SINGLE F | 742 |
| SINGLE M | 719 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC198007— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc198007-1901/.