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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463573. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,290 |
| 1901 | 1,105 |
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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,290 total population, 651 males, 639 females, 415 married persons, 213 families, 209 married females, 206 married males, 26 widowed persons, 16 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 849 single persons under 18, 429 single males under 18, 420 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,279 French Canadians, 11 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 houses, 202 occupied houses, 198 houses built of wood, 179 houses of 1 story, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,105 bushels of oats, 22,512 pounds of homemade butter, 13,117 acres of land in farms, 12,368 bushels of potatoes, 12,154 acres of improved land in farms, 8,873 acres of farmland under crops, 6,482 bushels of buckwheat, 4,617 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,360 chickens, 3,097 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,466 bushels of peas, 2,163 acres of oats, 1,956 tons of hay, 1,229 acres of hay crops, 1,136 sheep, 990 bushels of barley, 963 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 894 bushels of corn, 653 bushels of spring wheat, 599 milk cows, 558 horses aged over 3 years, 525 sheep slaughtered or sold, 518 turkeys, 515 geese, 364 swine, 311 ducks, 247 other cattle, 229 acres of potatoes, 193 occupants of farms, 185 swine slaughtered or sold, 184 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 173 horses aged 3 years and under, 170 cattle killed or sold, 167 farm occupants who own their land, 131 acres of wheat, 124 acres of barley, 96 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 86 bushels of beans, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 bushels of winter wheat, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC161009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463573
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/.