St. Charles, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,076. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.763°N, 70.934°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Charles had a population of 2,076: 1,023 male and 1,053 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,309 |
| 1861 | 2,176 |
| 1871 | 2,159 |
| 1881 | 1,989 |
| 1891 | 2,076 |
| 1901 | 2,085 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,076 total population, 1,053 females, 1,023 males, 637 married persons, 403 families, 319 married males, 318 married females, 91 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,348 single persons under 18, 681 single females under 18, 667 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,073 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 323 houses, 323 occupied houses, 314 houses built of wood, 296 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 4 rooms, 59 houses of 3 rooms, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 57 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of stone, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 70,152 pounds of homemade butter, 46,507 bushels of potatoes, 28,991 acres of land in farms, 26,497 bushels of oats, 19,479 acres of improved land in farms, 11,247 acres of farmland under crops, 9,512 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,089 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,443 acres of hay crops, 4,198 tons of hay, 3,631 acres of oats, 3,295 chickens, 3,280 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,697 bushels of rye, 2,154 bushels of turnips, 2,002 bushels of buckwheat, 937 milk cows, 892 swine slaughtered or sold, 839 bushels of peas, 799 sheep, 630 sheep slaughtered or sold, 581 other cattle, 543 swine, 465 acres of potatoes, 463 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 379 bushels of spring wheat, 359 oxen, 300 horses aged over 3 years, 285 occupants of farms, 265 farm occupants who own their land, 254 cattle killed or sold, 143 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 139 bushels of barley, 117 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 103 bushels of beans, 98 horses aged 3 years and under, 70 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 69 acres of wheat, 47 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 39 bushels of corn, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 other fowl, 32 geese, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 ducks, 21 acres of turnips, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of barley, 3 turkeys, 2 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste Gosselin | 1843–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461950
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-qc141004-1891/.