St. Christophe d’Arthabaska, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Christophe d’Arthabaska was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,079. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.019°N, 71.888°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Christophe d’Arthabaska had a population of 1,079: 530 male and 549 female residents. Population density was 39.1 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Christophe, 1881 (85.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Christophe, 1901 (91.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Christophe d’Arthabaska shared boundaries with:
- Arthabaskaville, Village
- Chester, North—Nord
- Chénier
- St. Norbert d Arthabaska
- St. Paul
- Ste. Victoire
- Victoriaville, Town—Ville
- Warwick
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 549 |
| Number of males | 530 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 549 |
| POP M | 530 |
| POP TOT | 1,079 |
| Total population | 1,079 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 360 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 348 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 708 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,078 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 156 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 155 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,772 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,037 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,406 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,472 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,241 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,278 |
| Acres of oats | 1,377 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 311 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 424 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 424 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,340 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,951 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,358 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,677 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 348 |
| BWT BU | 2,340 |
| CRN BU | 57 |
| HAY AC | 3,472 |
| HAY TONS | 2,530 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 271 |
| Number of chickens | 1,677 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 91 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 215 |
| Number of milk cows | 736 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 659 |
| Number of oxen | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,128 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 820 |
| Number of swine | 258 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 341 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 1,377 |
| OAT BU | 16,951 |
| PEA BU | 251 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 15,358 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 192 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,098 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,530 |
| WHT AC | 311 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,677 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 348 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 708 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 192 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 91 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,098 |
| FRN CA | 1,078 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,677 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 215 |
| HOUSES | 156 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 155 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| MILK COWS | 736 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 659 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,128 |
| SHEEP KS | 820 |
| SUP AM | 13,241 |
| SUP FOR | 6,037 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 3,772 |
| SUP SC | 9,406 |
| SUP TOT | 19,278 |
| SWINE | 258 |
| SWINE KS | 341 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 156 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 348 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153017— 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. Christophe d’Arthabaska, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-christophe-d-arthabaska-qc153017-1891/.