St. Benoît-Labre & St. Edmond (Amqui), Quebec (1891 census)
St. Benoît-Labre & St. Edmond (Amqui) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 803. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.420°N, 67.431°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Benoît-Labre & St. Edmond (Amqui) had a population of 803: 411 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 4.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 803 |
| 1901 | 2,632 |
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. Benoît-Labre & St. Edmond (Amqui) 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 | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 411 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 270 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 392 |
| POP M | 411 |
| POP TOT | 803 |
| Total population | 803 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 525 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 791 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 108 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 13 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 94 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 110 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,372 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,408 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,912 |
| Acres of hay crops | 939 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,307 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,715 |
| Acres of oats | 499 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR AC | 156 |
| BAR BU | 1,983 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,983 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,626 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,533 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,827 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| BWT BU | 443 |
| HAY AC | 939 |
| HAY TONS | 539 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 54 |
| Number of chickens | 854 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 114 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 134 |
| Number of milk cows | 195 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 185 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 790 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of swine | 264 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 155 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 499 |
| OAT BU | 5,626 |
| PEA BU | 1,533 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 8,827 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 530 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,598 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,365 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 539 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT FALL BU | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,333 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,365 |
| CATTLE KS | 54 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 525 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 530 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,598 |
| FRN CA | 791 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 854 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 134 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 94 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 108 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 270 |
| MILK COWS | 195 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 114 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 185 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 790 |
| SHEEP KS | 127 |
| SUP AM | 4,307 |
| SUP FOR | 9,408 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,372 |
| SUP SC | 2,912 |
| SUP TOT | 13,715 |
| SWINE | 264 |
| SWINE KS | 155 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 110 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 271 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188012— 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. Benoît-Labre & St. Edmond (Amqui), Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-beno-t-labre-st-edmond-amqui-qc183014-1891/.