St. Bonaventure, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Bonaventure was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.958°N, 72.672°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Bonaventure had a population of 1,209: 609 male and 600 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,144 |
| 1881 | 1,063 |
| 1891 | 1,209 |
| 1901 | 1,265 |
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. Bonaventure shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 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 | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 600 |
| Number of males | 609 |
| Number of married females | 206 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 412 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 600 |
| POP M | 609 |
| POP TOT | 1,209 |
| Total population | 1,209 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 767 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,209 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 203 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 203 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 195 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 203 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,173 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,168 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,944 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,675 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,158 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,326 |
| Acres of oats | 1,814 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 288 |
| BAR AC | 125 |
| BAR BU | 1,667 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,667 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,894 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,165 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,509 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,977 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,485 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 408 |
| BWT BU | 2,894 |
| CRN BU | 141 |
| HAY AC | 2,675 |
| HAY TONS | 1,773 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 131 |
| Number of chickens | 2,583 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 83 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 71 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 313 |
| Number of milk cows | 471 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 200 |
| Number of other cattle | 468 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 997 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 494 |
| Number of swine | 795 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 431 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 1,814 |
| OAT BU | 25,165 |
| PEA BU | 2,509 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 8,977 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,309 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,425 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,035 |
| RYE BU | 68 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,773 |
| WHT AC | 288 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,485 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 51 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,035 |
| CATTLE KS | 131 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 767 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,309 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 71 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 211 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,425 |
| FRN CA | 1,209 |
| GEESE | 83 |
| GRA BU | 242 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,583 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 313 |
| HOUSES | 203 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 203 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 206 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 412 |
| MILK COWS | 471 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 200 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 468 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 997 |
| SHEEP KS | 494 |
| SUP AM | 8,158 |
| SUP FOR | 7,168 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 2,173 |
| SUP SC | 5,944 |
| SUP TOT | 15,326 |
| SWINE | 795 |
| SWINE KS | 431 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 203 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 408 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153009— 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. Bonaventure, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bonaventure-qc153015-1891/.