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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 989 total population, 510 females, 479 males, 309 married persons, 191 families, 155 married females, 154 married males, 45 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 635 single persons under 18, 325 single females under 18, 310 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 982 French Canadians, 7 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 171 houses, 171 occupied houses, 150 houses built of wood, 148 houses of 1 story, 80 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses built of brick, 10 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,949 bushels of oats, 16,406 acres of land in farms, 11,938 acres of improved land in farms, 11,092 pounds of homemade butter, 9,511 bushels of potatoes, 9,496 bushels of barley, 8,472 acres of farmland under crops, 4,468 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,695 bushels of peas, 3,479 acres of hay crops, 3,463 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,106 acres of oats, 2,886 chickens, 2,310 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,253 tons of hay, 1,872 bushels of buckwheat, 1,512 bushels of spring wheat, 755 milk cows, 743 acres of barley, 727 sheep, 718 bushels of corn, 450 sheep slaughtered or sold, 376 other cattle, 345 swine slaughtered or sold, 342 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 323 horses aged over 3 years, 300 swine, 267 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 251 acres of wheat, 194 cattle killed or sold, 134 bushels of turnips, 113 occupants of farms, 112 horses aged 3 years and under, 101 acres of potatoes, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 65 geese, 65 turkeys, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 bushels of beans, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 other fowl, 15 ducks, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 oxen, 1 acres of turnips. (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 | died here |
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/.