St. Colomban, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Colomban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 395. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.739°N, 74.140°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Colomban had a population of 395: 197 male and 198 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1921 | 297 |
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. Colomban shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 395 total population, 198 females, 197 males, 111 married persons, 71 families, 56 married males, 55 married females, 18 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 266 single persons under 18, 137 single males under 18, 129 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 311 persons who are not French Canadian, 84 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 71 houses, 71 houses built of wood, 71 occupied houses, 69 houses of 1 story, 35 uninhabited houses, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,035 pounds of homemade butter, 16,189 acres of land in farms, 11,162 bushels of potatoes, 10,162 bushels of oats, 9,705 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,484 acres of improved land in farms, 3,456 acres of farmland under crops, 2,994 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,044 chickens, 1,735 bushels of buckwheat, 1,732 acres of hay crops, 1,584 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 980 acres of oats, 829 tons of hay, 487 bushels of corn, 395 sheep, 393 milk cows, 210 bushels of turnips, 177 other cattle, 176 turkeys, 171 swine, 150 sheep slaughtered or sold, 128 swine slaughtered or sold, 124 horses aged over 3 years, 123 acres of potatoes, 107 bushels of spring wheat, 88 bushels of barley, 84 cattle killed or sold, 72 occupants of farms, 69 farm occupants who own their land, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 geese, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 acres of wheat, 7 acres of turnips, 6 acres of barley, 6 ducks, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052005_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912026
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. Colomban, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc151005-1891/.