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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1001007. 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 |
| 1911 | 746 |
| 1921 | 782 |
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 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 410 |
| Number of males | 429 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 302 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 410 |
| POP M | 429 |
| POP TOT | 839 |
| Total population | 839 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 509 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 776 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 63 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 137 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 130 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 100 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 83 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 673 |
| Acres of hay crops | 364 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 981 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,064 |
| Acres of oats | 212 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 120 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,775 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 498 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,694 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 215 |
| BWT BU | 127 |
| CRN BU | 53 |
| HAY AC | 364 |
| HAY TONS | 239 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 41 |
| Number of chickens | 811 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 96 |
| Number of milk cows | 161 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 119 |
| Number of sheep | 91 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 66 |
| Number of swine | 121 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 189 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 212 |
| OAT BU | 2,775 |
| PEA BU | 498 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 3,694 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 381 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,170 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 239 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 117 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,170 |
| CATTLE KS | 41 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 509 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 381 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 10 |
| FRN CA | 776 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 811 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 96 |
| HOUSES | 137 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES W | 130 |
| INF 11 A | 119 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 302 |
| MILK COWS | 161 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 55 |
| OTHERS | 63 |
| SHEEP | 91 |
| SHEEP KS | 66 |
| SUP AM | 981 |
| SUP FOR | 83 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 257 |
| SUP SC | 673 |
| SUP TOT | 1,064 |
| SWINE | 121 |
| SWINE KS | 189 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 137 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 215 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039018_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1001007
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/.