St. Bruno, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Bruno was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 564. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911961. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.472°N, 71.615°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Bruno had a population of 564: 294 male and 270 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hébertville, 1881 (17.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Bruno 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 564 total population, 294 males, 270 females, 181 married persons, 104 families, 91 married males, 90 married females, 9 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 374 single persons under 18, 200 single males under 18, 174 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 564 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 101 houses, 101 houses built of wood, 101 occupied houses, 96 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 5 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,100 pounds of homemade butter, 10,894 acres of land in farms, 7,661 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,642 bushels of oats, 4,116 bushels of potatoes, 3,233 acres of improved land in farms, 2,177 bushels of barley, 1,896 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,669 bushels of spring wheat, 1,662 acres of farmland under crops, 1,557 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,472 bushels of peas, 857 tons of hay, 664 acres of hay crops, 622 bushels of rye, 578 bushels of turnips, 464 chickens, 435 sheep, 366 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 357 acres of oats, 287 sheep slaughtered or sold, 226 milk cows, 223 swine, 176 bushels of buckwheat, 150 acres of wheat, 130 cattle killed or sold, 128 swine slaughtered or sold, 125 other cattle, 96 occupants of farms, 91 farm occupants who own their land, 88 horses aged over 3 years, 83 bushels of corn, 79 acres of barley, 76 geese, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 69 bushels of winter wheat, 59 bushels of beans, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 oxen, 26 acres of potatoes, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 ducks, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of turnips, 4 other fowl, 4 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911961
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-qc149016-1891/.