St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.650°N, 72.694°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village had a population of 839: 429 male and 410 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 814 |
| 1891 | 839 |
| 1901 | 671 |
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. Ephrem d’Upton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 839 total population, 429 males, 410 females, 302 married persons, 172 families, 151 married females, 151 married males, 28 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 509 single persons under 18, 264 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 776 French Canadians, 63 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 137 houses, 137 occupied houses, 130 houses built of wood, 100 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 1 story, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,170 pounds of homemade butter, 3,694 bushels of potatoes, 2,775 bushels of oats, 1,064 acres of land in farms, 981 acres of improved land in farms, 811 chickens, 673 acres of farmland under crops, 498 bushels of peas, 381 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 364 acres of hay crops, 257 acres of farmland in pasture, 239 tons of hay, 215 bushels of turnips, 212 acres of oats, 189 swine slaughtered or sold, 161 milk cows, 140 occupants of farms, 127 bushels of buckwheat, 121 swine, 120 bushels of barley, 119 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 117 bushels of spring wheat, 106 farm occupants who own their land, 96 horses aged over 3 years, 91 sheep, 83 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 66 sheep slaughtered or sold, 55 other cattle, 53 bushels of corn, 52 acres of potatoes, 51 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 cattle killed or sold, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 acres of wheat, 13 bushels of beans, 10 geese, 10 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 8 acres of barley, 8 turkeys, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 ducks, 2 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138006— 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. Ephrem d’Upton, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ephrem-d-upton-village-qc138005-1891/.