St. Benoit Labre, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Benoit Labre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.066°N, 70.790°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Benoit Labre had a population of 772: 419 male and 353 female residents. Population density was 19.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 1,005 |
| 1911 | 1,286 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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. Benoit Labre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 353 |
| Number of males | 419 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 353 |
| POP M | 419 |
| POP TOT | 772 |
| Total population | 772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 293 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 516 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 770 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 46 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 116 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,837 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,848 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,158 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,374 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,013 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,861 |
| Acres of oats | 850 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 541 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 541 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,614 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,923 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,177 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 836 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 102 |
| BWT BU | 1,614 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 2,374 |
| HAY TONS | 1,204 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 79 |
| Number of chickens | 1,045 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 106 |
| Number of milk cows | 249 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 331 |
| Number of oxen | 125 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 788 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 413 |
| Number of swine | 123 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 154 |
| OAT AC | 850 |
| OAT BU | 10,923 |
| PEA BU | 426 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 5,177 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,357 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,025 |
| RYE BU | 162 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 836 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,025 |
| CATTLE KS | 79 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 516 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,357 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 770 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,045 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 106 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 249 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 331 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 788 |
| SHEEP KS | 413 |
| SUP AM | 6,013 |
| SUP FOR | 8,848 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 1,837 |
| SUP SC | 4,158 |
| SUP TOT | 14,861 |
| SWINE | 123 |
| SWINE KS | 154 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 127 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 102 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 125 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040006— 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. Benoit Labre, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-labre-qc139004-1891/.