St. Charles Borromée, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Charles Borromée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 840. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.038°N, 73.442°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Charles Borromée had a population of 840: 417 male and 423 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,202 |
| 1881 | 1,181 |
| 1891 | 840 |
| 1901 | 810 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 883 |
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. Charles Borromée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 840 total population, 423 females, 417 males, 276 married persons, 166 families, 138 married females, 138 married males, 37 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 527 single persons under 18, 265 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 839 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 houses, 154 houses of 1 story, 154 occupied houses, 152 houses built of wood, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 16 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,515 pounds of homemade butter, 13,565 bushels of oats, 12,671 bushels of potatoes, 12,205 acres of land in farms, 9,346 acres of improved land in farms, 5,650 acres of farmland under crops, 4,383 chickens, 3,691 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,859 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,169 bushels of buckwheat, 1,886 acres of oats, 1,480 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,458 acres of hay crops, 1,397 bushels of peas, 1,232 tons of hay, 664 bushels of corn, 639 sheep, 563 bushels of spring wheat, 533 swine, 410 turkeys, 372 milk cows, 299 swine slaughtered or sold, 282 other cattle, 244 sheep slaughtered or sold, 226 bushels of rye, 222 bushels of turnips, 196 horses aged over 3 years, 146 acres of potatoes, 128 occupants of farms, 124 ducks, 119 farm occupants who own their land, 113 geese, 103 cattle killed or sold, 91 bushels of barley, 82 acres of wheat, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 15, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 bushels of beans, 2 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms, 1 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060005_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911994
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. Charles Borromée, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-borrom-e-qc159005-1891/.