St. Edouard, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,359. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.523°N, 71.737°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Edouard had a population of 1,359: 676 male and 683 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 1,388 |
| 1891 | 1,359 |
| 1901 | 1,358 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,359 total population, 683 females, 676 males, 420 married persons, 212 families, 210 married females, 210 married males, 57 widowed persons, 30 widowed males, 27 widowed females, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 882 single persons under 18, 446 single females under 18, 436 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,351 French Canadians, 8 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 houses, 202 houses built of wood, 202 occupied houses, 200 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 164,221 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 25,835 bushels of oats, 20,138 acres of land in farms, 13,374 acres of improved land in farms, 11,632 bushels of potatoes, 10,703 pounds of homemade butter, 9,379 acres of farmland under crops, 6,764 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,900 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,248 acres of hay crops, 3,927 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,286 tons of hay, 2,978 chickens, 2,592 acres of oats, 2,385 bushels of spring wheat, 1,762 sheep, 1,640 bushels of buckwheat, 1,601 bushels of barley, 944 milk cows, 816 bushels of peas, 791 swine, 681 sheep slaughtered or sold, 670 bushels of turnips, 539 other cattle, 446 acres of wheat, 438 swine slaughtered or sold, 336 bushels of corn, 293 horses aged over 3 years, 194 occupants of farms, 187 cattle killed or sold, 185 farm occupants who own their land, 175 acres of barley, 134 acres of potatoes, 124 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 121 bushels of beans, 97 oxen, 95 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 74 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 68 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 68 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 other fowl, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 ducks, 12 geese, 7 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 employees on farms, 2 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166008_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463568
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89douard-de-Lotbini%C3%A8re
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89douard-de-Lotbini%C3%A8re
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edouard-qc166006-1891/.