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 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 density was 10.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1861 | 3,580 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,277 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1891 | 2,663 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 1,969 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1921 | 297 |
| 1921 | 2,116 |
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 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 71 |
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 198 |
| Number of males | 197 |
| Number of married females | 55 |
| Number of married males | 56 |
| Number of married persons | 111 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 198 |
| POP M | 197 |
| POP TOT | 395 |
| Total population | 395 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 129 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 137 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 266 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 84 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 311 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 71 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 69 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 71 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,994 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,705 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,456 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,732 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,484 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,189 |
| Acres of oats | 980 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 88 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,735 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,162 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 210 |
| BWT BU | 1,735 |
| CRN BU | 487 |
| HAY AC | 1,732 |
| HAY TONS | 829 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 84 |
| Number of chickens | 2,044 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 56 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 124 |
| Number of milk cows | 393 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 72 |
| Number of other cattle | 177 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 395 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 150 |
| Number of swine | 171 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 128 |
| Number of turkeys | 176 |
| OAT AC | 980 |
| OAT BU | 10,162 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 11,162 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,584 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,035 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 829 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 107 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,035 |
| CATTLE KS | 84 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 137 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 266 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,584 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 84 |
| GEESE | 56 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,044 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 124 |
| HOUSES | 71 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 55 |
| MD MALE | 56 |
| MD TOT | 111 |
| MILK COWS | 393 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 72 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 177 |
| OTHERS | 311 |
| SHEEP | 395 |
| SHEEP KS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 6,484 |
| SUP FOR | 9,705 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 2,994 |
| SUP SC | 3,456 |
| SUP TOT | 16,189 |
| SWINE | 171 |
| SWINE KS | 128 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 71 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 210 |
| TURKEY | 176 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— 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. Colomban, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc151005-1891/.