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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q139714. 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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 803 total population, 411 males, 392 females, 270 married persons, 141 families, 135 married females, 135 married males, 8 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 525 single persons under 18, 275 single males under 18, 250 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 791 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 110 occupied houses, 108 houses, 108 houses built of wood, 94 houses of 2 stories, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 1 story, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,715 acres of land in farms, 13,365 pounds of homemade butter, 9,408 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,827 bushels of potatoes, 5,626 bushels of oats, 4,307 acres of improved land in farms, 2,912 acres of farmland under crops, 1,983 bushels of barley, 1,598 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,533 bushels of peas, 1,372 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,333 bushels of spring wheat, 939 acres of hay crops, 854 chickens, 790 sheep, 539 tons of hay, 530 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 499 acres of oats, 443 bushels of buckwheat, 271 bushels of turnips, 264 swine, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 195 milk cows, 185 other cattle, 182 acres of wheat, 156 acres of barley, 155 swine slaughtered or sold, 134 horses aged over 3 years, 127 sheep slaughtered or sold, 120 occupants of farms, 114 farm occupants who own their land, 82 acres of potatoes, 73 bushels of winter wheat, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 cattle killed or sold, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 26 geese, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 oxen, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 ducks, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q139714
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/.