St. Bruno, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Bruno was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.531°N, 73.343°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Bruno had a population of 721: 382 male and 339 female residents. Population density was 41.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,164 |
| 1861 | 1,719 |
| 1871 | 1,406 |
| 1881 | 894 |
| 1891 | 721 |
| 1901 | 872 |
| 1911 | 660 |
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. Bruno shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 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 | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 339 |
| Number of males | 382 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 339 |
| POP M | 382 |
| POP TOT | 721 |
| Total population | 721 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 236 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 427 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 717 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 132 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 110 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 104 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 991 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,200 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,607 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,265 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,710 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,910 |
| Acres of oats | 1,589 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 89 |
| BAR BU | 980 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 980 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,031 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,497 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,389 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,116 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 126 |
| BWT BU | 2,031 |
| CRN BU | 158 |
| HAY AC | 4,265 |
| HAY TONS | 3,156 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 134 |
| Number of chickens | 4,393 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of employees on farms | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 51 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 98 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 265 |
| Number of milk cows | 246 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 120 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 229 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of swine | 174 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 238 |
| Number of turkeys | 104 |
| OAT AC | 1,589 |
| OAT BU | 17,497 |
| PEA BU | 1,389 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 6,116 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 84 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 53 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 747 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,001 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,156 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 162 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,001 |
| CATTLE KS | 134 |
| CHEESE LB | 84 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 236 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 427 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 53 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 98 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 747 |
| FRN CA | 717 |
| GEESE | 51 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,393 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 265 |
| HOUSES | 132 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 104 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 110 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 133 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 265 |
| MILK COWS | 246 |
| NAME CD | Chambly |
| OC E | 11 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 120 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 229 |
| SHEEP KS | 137 |
| SUP AM | 7,710 |
| SUP FOR | 1,200 |
| SUP JV | 112 |
| SUP PAT | 991 |
| SUP SC | 6,607 |
| SUP TOT | 8,910 |
| SWINE | 174 |
| SWINE KS | 238 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 132 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 126 |
| TURKEY | 104 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150005— 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. Bruno, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bruno-qc145009-1891/.