St. Bernard de Lacolle, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Bernard de Lacolle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.062°N, 73.434°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Bernard de Lacolle had a population of 2,528: 1,251 male and 1,277 female residents. Population density was 38.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,689 |
| 1871 | 3,307 |
| 1881 | 2,879 |
| 1891 | 2,528 |
| 1901 | 2,361 |
| 1911 | 2,074 |
| 1921 | 1,147 |
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. Bernard de Lacolle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 490 |
| Number of families | 490 |
| Number of females | 1,277 |
| Number of males | 1,251 |
| Number of married females | 424 |
| Number of married males | 426 |
| Number of married persons | 850 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP F | 1,277 |
| POP M | 1,251 |
| POP TOT | 2,528 |
| Total population | 2,528 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 778 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 796 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,574 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,583 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 945 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 474 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 45 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 42 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 387 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 448 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 209 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 474 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 516 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 594 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,456 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,829 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,074 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,089 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,124 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,953 |
| Acres of oats | 4,623 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 317 |
| BAR AC | 516 |
| BAR BU | 6,441 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,441 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,103 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,433 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,555 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,321 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,846 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,242 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,579 |
| BWT BU | 14,103 |
| CRN BU | 8,433 |
| HAY AC | 10,089 |
| HAY TONS | 9,319 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 494 |
| Number of chickens | 9,615 |
| Number of ducks | 217 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 359 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 74 |
| Number of geese | 346 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 515 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,055 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,368 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 434 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,374 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 1,260 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 493 |
| Number of swine | 596 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 497 |
| Number of turkeys | 403 |
| OAT AC | 4,623 |
| OAT BU | 47,555 |
| PEA BU | 2,321 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 17,846 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,397 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,288 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 62,200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,319 |
| WHT AC | 317 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,242 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 132 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 115 |
| BEN BU | 310 |
| BUTTER LB | 62,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 494 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,397 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 778 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 796 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,574 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,288 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 515 |
| DUCKS | 217 |
| FAMILIES | 490 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 160 |
| FRN CA | 1,583 |
| GEESE | 346 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,615 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,055 |
| HOUSES | 474 |
| HOUSES B | 45 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 448 |
| HOUSES S | 42 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 209 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 387 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 424 |
| MD MALE | 426 |
| MD TOT | 850 |
| MILK COWS | 1,368 |
| NAME CD | St. Jean |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 74 |
| OC P | 359 |
| OC TOT | 434 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,374 |
| OTHERS | 945 |
| SHEEP | 1,260 |
| SHEEP KS | 493 |
| SUP AM | 31,124 |
| SUP FOR | 4,829 |
| SUP JV | 594 |
| SUP PAT | 9,456 |
| SUP SC | 21,074 |
| SUP TOT | 35,953 |
| SWINE | 596 |
| SWINE KS | 497 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 474 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,579 |
| TURKEY | 403 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092002_1861— 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. Bernard de Lacolle, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bernard-de-lacolle-qc186001-1891/.