St. Edouard, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,290. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.240°N, 73.510°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Edouard had a population of 1,290: 651 male and 639 female residents. Population density was 58.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 1,991 |
| 1871 | 1,625 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,290 |
| 1901 | 1,105 |
| 1911 | 1,079 |
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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 213 |
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 639 |
| Number of males | 651 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 415 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 639 |
| POP M | 651 |
| POP TOT | 1,290 |
| Total population | 1,290 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 429 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 849 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,279 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 202 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 198 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 179 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 35 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 124 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 184 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,097 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 963 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,873 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,229 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,154 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,117 |
| Acres of oats | 2,163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 229 |
| Acres of wheat | 131 |
| BAR AC | 124 |
| BAR BU | 990 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 990 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,482 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 894 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,105 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,368 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 653 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 6,482 |
| CRN BU | 894 |
| HAY AC | 1,229 |
| HAY TONS | 1,956 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 170 |
| Number of chickens | 4,360 |
| Number of ducks | 311 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 515 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 173 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 558 |
| Number of milk cows | 599 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 247 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 1,136 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 525 |
| Number of swine | 364 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 185 |
| Number of turkeys | 518 |
| OAT AC | 2,163 |
| OAT BU | 31,105 |
| PEA BU | 2,466 |
| POT AC | 229 |
| POT BU | 12,368 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,617 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,512 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,956 |
| WHT AC | 131 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 653 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 86 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,512 |
| CATTLE KS | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 429 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 849 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,617 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 173 |
| DUCKS | 311 |
| FAMILIES | 213 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 1,279 |
| GEESE | 515 |
| GRA BU | 96 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,360 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 558 |
| HOUSES | 202 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 179 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 198 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 209 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 415 |
| MILK COWS | 599 |
| NAME CD | Napierville |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 167 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 247 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 1,136 |
| SHEEP KS | 525 |
| SUP AM | 12,154 |
| SUP FOR | 963 |
| SUP JV | 184 |
| SUP PAT | 3,097 |
| SUP SC | 8,873 |
| SUP TOT | 13,117 |
| SWINE | 364 |
| SWINE KS | 185 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TURKEY | 518 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166009— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edouard-qc174003-1891/.