St. Christophe d’Arthabaska, Quebec (1891 census)

Name: St. Christophe d’Arthabaska (1891)
Address: Quebec, CA

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.

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:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,079 total population, 549 females, 530 males, 347 married persons, 174 married males, 173 married females, 170 families, 24 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 708 single persons under 18, 360 single females under 18, 348 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,078 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 156 houses, 156 occupied houses, 155 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,278 acres of land in farms, 16,951 bushels of oats, 16,200 pounds of homemade butter, 15,358 bushels of potatoes, 13,241 acres of improved land in farms, 9,406 acres of farmland under crops, 6,037 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,098 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,772 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,472 acres of hay crops, 2,677 bushels of spring wheat, 2,530 tons of hay, 2,340 bushels of buckwheat, 1,677 chickens, 1,377 acres of oats, 1,128 sheep, 820 sheep slaughtered or sold, 736 milk cows, 659 other cattle, 424 bushels of barley, 348 bushels of turnips, 341 swine slaughtered or sold, 311 acres of wheat, 271 cattle killed or sold, 258 swine, 251 bushels of peas, 215 horses aged over 3 years, 192 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 163 occupants of farms, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 144 acres of potatoes, 128 oxen, 91 horses aged 3 years and under, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 57 bushels of corn, 34 bushels of beans, 31 acres of barley, 19 geese, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 turkeys, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

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/.