St. Edouard de Frampton, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Edouard de Frampton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,653. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.443°N, 70.779°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Edouard de Frampton had a population of 1,653: 841 male and 812 female residents. Population density was 24.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,844 |
| 1881 | 1,836 |
| 1891 | 1,653 |
| 1901 | 1,935 |
| 1911 | 1,937 |
| 1921 | 1,980 |
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. Edouard de Frampton shared boundaries with:
- Saints Anges
- St. Joseph
- St. Léon de Standon
- St. Malachie
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- Ste. Claire
- Ste. Marguerite
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 812 |
| Number of males | 841 |
| Number of married females | 234 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 468 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 812 |
| POP M | 841 |
| POP TOT | 1,653 |
| Total population | 1,653 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 540 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 586 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,126 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 962 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 691 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 277 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 276 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 240 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 211 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,969 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,242 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,537 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,323 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,544 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,786 |
| Acres of oats | 2,335 |
| Acres of potatoes | 208 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 211 |
| BAR BU | 2,427 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,427 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,120 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,584 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,447 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 496 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 533 |
| BWT BU | 3,120 |
| HAY AC | 8,323 |
| HAY TONS | 4,117 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 514 |
| Number of chickens | 4,901 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 266 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 143 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 114 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 288 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,216 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 280 |
| Number of other cattle | 926 |
| Number of oxen | 309 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 2,727 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,200 |
| Number of swine | 421 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 737 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 2,335 |
| OAT BU | 28,584 |
| PEA BU | 161 |
| POT AC | 208 |
| POT BU | 18,447 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,377 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,589 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 94,899 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,117 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT SP BU | 496 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 106 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 94,899 |
| CATTLE KS | 514 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 540 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 586 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,126 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,377 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 114 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,589 |
| FRN CA | 962 |
| GEESE | 143 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,901 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 288 |
| HOUSES | 277 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 240 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 48 |
| HOUSES W | 276 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 234 |
| MD MALE | 234 |
| MD TOT | 468 |
| MILK COWS | 1,216 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 266 |
| OC TOT | 280 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 926 |
| OTHERS | 691 |
| SHEEP | 2,727 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,200 |
| SUP AM | 18,544 |
| SUP FOR | 18,242 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 6,969 |
| SUP SC | 11,537 |
| SUP TOT | 36,786 |
| SWINE | 421 |
| SWINE KS | 737 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 533 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 309 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053006_1871— 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. Edouard de Frampton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edouard-de-frampton-qc152004-1891/.