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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911936. 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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 772 total population, 419 males, 353 females, 243 married persons, 141 families, 123 married females, 120 married males, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 516 single persons under 18, 293 single males under 18, 223 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 770 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 127 occupied houses, 126 houses, 126 houses built of wood, 116 houses of 1 story, 46 houses of 1 room, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,025 pounds of homemade butter, 14,861 acres of land in farms, 10,923 bushels of oats, 8,848 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,013 acres of improved land in farms, 5,177 bushels of potatoes, 4,158 acres of farmland under crops, 2,374 acres of hay crops, 2,357 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,837 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,614 bushels of buckwheat, 1,204 tons of hay, 1,045 chickens, 850 acres of oats, 836 bushels of spring wheat, 788 sheep, 541 bushels of barley, 426 bushels of peas, 413 sheep slaughtered or sold, 331 other cattle, 249 milk cows, 162 bushels of rye, 154 swine slaughtered or sold, 131 occupants of farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 125 oxen, 123 swine, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 106 horses aged over 3 years, 102 bushels of turnips, 79 acres of wheat, 79 cattle killed or sold, 59 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 acres of potatoes, 36 acres of barley, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 bushels of beans, 16 bushels of corn, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 ducks, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040006_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911936
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/.