St. Bonaventure, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Bonaventure was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,209. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461897. 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,209 total population, 609 males, 600 females, 412 married persons, 211 families, 206 married females, 206 married males, 30 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 767 single persons under 18, 394 single males under 18, 373 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,209 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 203 houses, 203 houses built of wood, 203 occupied houses, 195 houses of 1 story, 65 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,165 bushels of oats, 15,326 acres of land in farms, 13,035 pounds of homemade butter, 8,977 bushels of potatoes, 8,158 acres of improved land in farms, 7,168 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,944 acres of farmland under crops, 2,894 bushels of buckwheat, 2,675 acres of hay crops, 2,583 chickens, 2,509 bushels of peas, 2,485 bushels of spring wheat, 2,173 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,814 acres of oats, 1,773 tons of hay, 1,667 bushels of barley, 1,425 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,309 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 997 sheep, 795 swine, 494 sheep slaughtered or sold, 471 milk cows, 468 other cattle, 431 swine slaughtered or sold, 408 bushels of turnips, 313 horses aged over 3 years, 288 acres of wheat, 242 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 200 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 141 bushels of corn, 131 cattle killed or sold, 125 acres of barley, 114 acres of potatoes, 83 geese, 71 horses aged 3 years and under, 68 bushels of rye, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 bushels of beans, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 turkeys, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 other fowl, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 employees on farms, 7 oxen, 6 acres of turnips, 6 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3461897
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Bonaventure,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Bonaventure
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/.