St. Charles, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 989. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 73.151°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Charles had a population of 989: 479 male and 510 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,624 |
| 1861 | 1,341 |
| 1871 | 1,176 |
| 1881 | 1,043 |
| 1891 | 989 |
| 1901 | 931 |
| 1911 | 889 |
| 1921 | 773 |
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 164 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 | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 510 |
| Number of males | 479 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 510 |
| POP M | 479 |
| POP TOT | 989 |
| Total population | 989 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 635 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 982 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 148 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 743 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,463 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,468 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,472 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,479 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,938 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,406 |
| Acres of oats | 3,106 |
| Acres of potatoes | 101 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 251 |
| BAR AC | 743 |
| BAR BU | 9,496 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,496 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,872 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 718 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,949 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,695 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,511 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,512 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 134 |
| BWT BU | 1,872 |
| CRN BU | 718 |
| HAY AC | 3,479 |
| HAY TONS | 2,253 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 2,886 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 112 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 323 |
| Number of milk cows | 755 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 113 |
| Number of other cattle | 376 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 727 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 450 |
| Number of swine | 300 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 345 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 3,106 |
| OAT BU | 25,949 |
| PEA BU | 3,695 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 9,511 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 342 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,310 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,092 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,253 |
| WHT AC | 251 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,512 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,092 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 635 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 342 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 112 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,310 |
| FRN CA | 982 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 267 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,886 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 323 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 80 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 309 |
| MILK COWS | 755 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 113 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 376 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 727 |
| SHEEP KS | 450 |
| SUP AM | 11,938 |
| SUP FOR | 4,468 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 3,463 |
| SUP SC | 8,472 |
| SUP TOT | 16,406 |
| SWINE | 300 |
| SWINE KS | 345 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 134 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911987
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-qc185004-1891/.