St. Bernard, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Bernard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.485°N, 71.150°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Bernard had a population of 1,582: 814 male and 768 female residents. Population density was 40.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,448 |
| 1861 | 1,792 |
| 1871 | 1,820 |
| 1881 | 1,731 |
| 1891 | 1,582 |
| 1901 | 1,436 |
| 1911 | 1,505 |
| 1921 | 1,482 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Bernard, 1901 (92.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Bernard shared boundaries with:
- St. Elzéar
- St. Isidore
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Narcisse
- St. Patrice de Beaurivage
- St. Sylvestre
- Ste. Marie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 280 |
| Number of families | 280 |
| Number of females | 768 |
| Number of males | 814 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 768 |
| POP M | 814 |
| POP TOT | 1,582 |
| Total population | 1,582 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 482 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 540 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,022 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,575 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 267 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 266 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 238 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 267 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,464 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,819 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,862 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,733 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,444 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,263 |
| Acres of oats | 3,946 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 171 |
| BAR AC | 58 |
| BAR BU | 472 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 472 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,876 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,638 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,239 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,000 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,589 |
| BWT BU | 1,876 |
| CRN BU | 59 |
| HAY AC | 5,733 |
| HAY TONS | 3,136 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 333 |
| Number of chickens | 2,555 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 253 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 46 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 92 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 273 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,145 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 267 |
| Number of other cattle | 564 |
| Number of other fowl | 475 |
| Number of oxen | 351 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 1,983 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 886 |
| Number of swine | 1,003 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 724 |
| Number of turkeys | 61 |
| OAT AC | 3,946 |
| OAT BU | 33,638 |
| PEA BU | 1,239 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 15,000 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,775 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,868 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,203 |
| RYE BU | 89 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,136 |
| WHT AC | 171 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,253 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 83 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| BUTTER LB | 66,203 |
| CATTLE KS | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 482 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 540 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,022 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,775 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 92 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 280 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,868 |
| FRN CA | 1,575 |
| GEESE | 46 |
| GRA BU | 88 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,555 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 273 |
| HOUSES | 267 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 238 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 78 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 266 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 246 |
| MD MALE | 249 |
| MD TOT | 495 |
| MILK COWS | 1,145 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 253 |
| OC TOT | 267 |
| OTHER FOWL | 475 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 564 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 1,983 |
| SHEEP KS | 886 |
| SUP AM | 19,444 |
| SUP FOR | 6,819 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 8,464 |
| SUP SC | 10,862 |
| SUP TOT | 26,263 |
| SWINE | 1,003 |
| SWINE KS | 724 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 267 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 1,589 |
| TURKEY | 61 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 351 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053003_1851— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bernard-qc152002-1891/.