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 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 density was 40.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,570 |
| 1861 | 3,651 |
| 1871 | 1,202 |
| 1881 | 1,181 |
| 1891 | 840 |
| 1901 | 810 |
| 1911 | 1,043 |
| 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 166 |
| Number of families | 166 |
| Number of females | 423 |
| Number of males | 417 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 423 |
| POP M | 417 |
| POP TOT | 840 |
| Total population | 840 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 265 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 527 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 839 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 152 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,691 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,859 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,650 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,458 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,346 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,205 |
| Acres of oats | 1,886 |
| Acres of potatoes | 146 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 82 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 91 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,169 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 664 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,565 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,397 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,671 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 222 |
| BWT BU | 2,169 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| CRN BU | 664 |
| HAY AC | 1,458 |
| HAY TONS | 1,232 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 103 |
| Number of chickens | 4,383 |
| Number of ducks | 124 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 113 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 64 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 196 |
| Number of milk cows | 372 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 282 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 639 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 244 |
| Number of swine | 533 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 299 |
| Number of turkeys | 410 |
| OAT AC | 1,886 |
| OAT BU | 13,565 |
| PEA BU | 1,397 |
| POT AC | 146 |
| POT BU | 12,671 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,480 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,515 |
| RYE BU | 226 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| WHT AC | 82 |
| WHT SP BU | 563 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,515 |
| CATTLE KS | 103 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 527 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,480 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 64 |
| DUCKS | 124 |
| FAMILIES | 166 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 839 |
| GEESE | 113 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,383 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 196 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 152 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 138 |
| MD MALE | 138 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| MILK COWS | 372 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 282 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 639 |
| SHEEP KS | 244 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 9,346 |
| SUP FOR | 2,859 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 3,691 |
| SUP SC | 5,650 |
| SUP TOT | 12,205 |
| SWINE | 533 |
| SWINE KS | 299 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 222 |
| TURKEY | 410 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060005— 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. Charles Borromée, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-borrom-e-qc159005-1891/.