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 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 density was 50.9 people per square mile.
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 170 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 | 403 |
| Number of families | 403 |
| Number of females | 1,053 |
| Number of males | 1,023 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 319 |
| Number of married persons | 637 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP F | 1,053 |
| POP M | 1,023 |
| POP TOT | 2,076 |
| Total population | 2,076 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 667 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,348 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,073 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 323 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 314 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 296 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 323 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,089 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,512 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,247 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,443 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,479 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,991 |
| Acres of oats | 3,631 |
| Acres of potatoes | 465 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 139 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,002 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,497 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 839 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,507 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,697 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 379 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,154 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 2,002 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 5,443 |
| HAY TONS | 4,198 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 254 |
| Number of chickens | 3,295 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 265 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 32 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 98 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 300 |
| Number of milk cows | 937 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 285 |
| Number of other cattle | 581 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 359 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 47 |
| Number of sheep | 799 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 630 |
| Number of swine | 543 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 892 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 3,631 |
| OAT BU | 26,497 |
| PEA BU | 839 |
| POT AC | 465 |
| POT BU | 46,507 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 463 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,280 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 70,152 |
| RYE BU | 2,697 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,198 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 379 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 117 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 103 |
| BUTTER LB | 70,152 |
| CATTLE KS | 254 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 681 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 667 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,348 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 463 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 98 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 403 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,280 |
| FRN CA | 2,073 |
| GEESE | 32 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,295 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 300 |
| HOUSES | 323 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 91 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 296 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 314 |
| INF 11 A | 47 |
| MD FEM | 318 |
| MD MALE | 319 |
| MD TOT | 637 |
| MILK COWS | 937 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 265 |
| OC TOT | 285 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 581 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 799 |
| SHEEP KS | 630 |
| SUP AM | 19,479 |
| SUP FOR | 9,512 |
| SUP JV | 143 |
| SUP PAT | 8,089 |
| SUP SC | 11,247 |
| SUP TOT | 28,991 |
| SWINE | 543 |
| SWINE KS | 892 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 323 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 2,154 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
| WORKING OX | 359 |
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: 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-qc141004-1891/.