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 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,654 |
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 212 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 683 |
| Number of males | 676 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 210 |
| Number of married persons | 420 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 683 |
| POP M | 676 |
| POP TOT | 1,359 |
| Total population | 1,359 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 446 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 882 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,351 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 202 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 202 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 175 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,927 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,764 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,379 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,248 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,374 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,138 |
| Acres of oats | 2,592 |
| Acres of potatoes | 134 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 446 |
| BAR AC | 175 |
| BAR BU | 1,601 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,601 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,640 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,835 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 816 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,632 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,385 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 1,640 |
| CRN BU | 336 |
| HAY AC | 4,248 |
| HAY TONS | 3,286 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 187 |
| Number of chickens | 2,978 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 95 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 293 |
| Number of milk cows | 944 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 539 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of oxen | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,762 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 681 |
| Number of swine | 791 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 438 |
| OAT AC | 2,592 |
| OAT BU | 25,835 |
| PEA BU | 816 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 11,632 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 164,221 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 74 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,900 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,703 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,286 |
| WHT AC | 446 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,385 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 77 |
| BEN BU | 121 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,703 |
| CATTLE KS | 187 |
| CHEESE LB | 164,221 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 446 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 436 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 882 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 74 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 95 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,900 |
| FRN CA | 1,351 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 124 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,978 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 293 |
| HOUSES | 202 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 202 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 210 |
| MD TOT | 420 |
| MILK COWS | 944 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 539 |
| OTHERS | 8 |
| SHEEP | 1,762 |
| SHEEP KS | 681 |
| SUP AM | 13,374 |
| SUP FOR | 6,764 |
| SUP JV | 68 |
| SUP PAT | 3,927 |
| SUP SC | 9,379 |
| SUP TOT | 20,138 |
| SWINE | 791 |
| SWINE KS | 438 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 670 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463568
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/.