St. Barthélemy, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Barthélemy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,527. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.215°N, 73.166°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Barthélemy had a population of 2,527: 1,276 male and 1,251 female residents. Population density was 60.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,291 |
| 1861 | 2,429 |
| 1871 | 2,509 |
| 1881 | 2,812 |
| 1891 | 2,527 |
| 1901 | 2,562 |
| 1911 | 2,591 |
| 1921 | 2,382 |
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. Barthélemy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 470 |
| Number of families | 470 |
| Number of females | 1,251 |
| Number of males | 1,276 |
| Number of married females | 387 |
| Number of married males | 387 |
| Number of married persons | 774 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP F | 1,251 |
| POP M | 1,276 |
| POP TOT | 2,527 |
| Total population | 2,527 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 810 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 851 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,661 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,527 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 466 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 445 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 303 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 158 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 250 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 466 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 208 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,397 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,633 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,374 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,279 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,927 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,560 |
| Acres of oats | 3,411 |
| Acres of potatoes | 286 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 313 |
| BAR AC | 208 |
| BAR BU | 4,477 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,477 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,104 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,271 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 67,959 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,304 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,342 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,013 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,807 |
| BWT BU | 13,104 |
| CRN BU | 3,271 |
| HAY AC | 9,279 |
| HAY TONS | 16,828 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 554 |
| Number of chickens | 10,915 |
| Number of ducks | 436 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 459 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 657 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 256 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 794 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,437 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 482 |
| Number of other cattle | 867 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 123 |
| Number of sheep | 1,335 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 726 |
| Number of swine | 2,126 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,606 |
| Number of turkeys | 381 |
| OAT AC | 3,411 |
| OAT BU | 67,959 |
| PEA BU | 8,304 |
| POT AC | 286 |
| POT BU | 33,342 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 116 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 266 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,940 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,828 |
| WHT AC | 313 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,013 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 155 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 122 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,125 |
| CATTLE KS | 554 |
| CHEESE LB | 116 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 810 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 851 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,661 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 266 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 256 |
| DUCKS | 436 |
| FAMILIES | 470 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,940 |
| FRN CA | 2,527 |
| GEESE | 657 |
| GRA BU | 263 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,915 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 794 |
| HOUSES | 466 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 303 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 250 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 445 |
| INF 11 A | 123 |
| MD FEM | 387 |
| MD MALE | 387 |
| MD TOT | 774 |
| MILK COWS | 1,437 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 459 |
| OC TOT | 482 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 867 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,335 |
| SHEEP KS | 726 |
| SUP AM | 18,927 |
| SUP FOR | 8,633 |
| SUP JV | 156 |
| SUP PAT | 5,397 |
| SUP SC | 13,374 |
| SUP TOT | 27,560 |
| SWINE | 2,126 |
| SWINE KS | 1,606 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 466 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 12,807 |
| TURKEY | 381 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043005— 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. Barthélemy, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barth-lemy-qc142006-1891/.