St. Cuthbert, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Cuthbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.229°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Cuthbert had a population of 3,179: 1,569 male and 1,610 female residents. Population density was 60.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,767 |
| 1861 | 3,110 |
| 1871 | 3,122 |
| 1881 | 3,325 |
| 1891 | 3,179 |
| 1901 | 3,055 |
| 1911 | 2,461 |
| 1921 | 2,185 |
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. Cuthbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 645 |
| Number of families | 645 |
| Number of females | 1,610 |
| Number of males | 1,569 |
| Number of married females | 549 |
| Number of married males | 551 |
| Number of married persons | 1,100 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP F | 1,610 |
| POP M | 1,569 |
| POP TOT | 3,179 |
| Total population | 3,179 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 992 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 967 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,959 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,173 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 494 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 474 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 300 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 190 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 214 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 495 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,966 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,964 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,061 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,562 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,070 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,034 |
| Acres of oats | 4,854 |
| Acres of potatoes | 283 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 468 |
| BAR AC | 118 |
| BAR BU | 1,609 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,609 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,454 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,310 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 54,411 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,776 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,431 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,870 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,795 |
| BWT BU | 10,454 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 7,310 |
| HAY AC | 7,562 |
| HAY TONS | 9,570 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 528 |
| Number of chickens | 6,143 |
| Number of ducks | 120 |
| Number of employees on farms | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 445 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 68 |
| Number of geese | 316 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 205 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 812 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,441 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 525 |
| Number of other cattle | 926 |
| Number of other fowl | 144 |
| Number of oxen | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 181 |
| Number of sheep | 1,957 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,218 |
| Number of swine | 1,248 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,400 |
| Number of turkeys | 267 |
| OAT AC | 4,854 |
| OAT BU | 54,411 |
| PEA BU | 12,776 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 23,431 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 240 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 168 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,557 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,076 |
| RYE BU | 51 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,570 |
| WHT AC | 468 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,870 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 121 |
| A 11 50 | 80 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,076 |
| CATTLE KS | 528 |
| CHEESE LB | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 992 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 967 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,959 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 168 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 205 |
| DUCKS | 120 |
| FAMILIES | 645 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,557 |
| FRN CA | 3,173 |
| GEESE | 316 |
| GRA BU | 239 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,143 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 812 |
| HOUSES | 494 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 300 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 214 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 474 |
| INF 11 A | 181 |
| MD FEM | 549 |
| MD MALE | 551 |
| MD TOT | 1,100 |
| MILK COWS | 1,441 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC E | 12 |
| OC F | 68 |
| OC P | 445 |
| OC TOT | 525 |
| OTHER FOWL | 144 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 926 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 1,957 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,218 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 27,070 |
| SUP FOR | 9,964 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 6,966 |
| SUP SC | 20,061 |
| SUP TOT | 37,034 |
| SWINE | 1,248 |
| SWINE KS | 1,400 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 495 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 6,795 |
| TURKEY | 267 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
| WORKING OX | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043007— 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. Cuthbert, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cuthbert-qc142007-1891/.