St. Ephrem de Tring, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ephrem de Tring was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,386. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.068°N, 70.966°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ephrem de Tring had a population of 2,386: 1,212 male and 1,174 female residents. Population density was 38.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,386 |
| 1901 | 2,444 |
| 1911 | 2,335 |
| 1921 | 2,252 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Ephrem, 1881 (92.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Ephrem, VL, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Ephrem de Tring shared boundaries with:
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- St. Benoit Labre
- St. Evariste de Forsyth
- St. Honoré de Shenley
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- St. Victor de Tring
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 395 |
| Number of families | 395 |
| Number of females | 1,174 |
| Number of males | 1,212 |
| Number of married females | 410 |
| Number of married males | 408 |
| Number of married persons | 818 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 1,174 |
| POP M | 1,212 |
| POP TOT | 2,386 |
| Total population | 2,386 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 745 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 794 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,539 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,384 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 340 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 340 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 84 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 273 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 66 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 340 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 85 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 186 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,152 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,554 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,549 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,004 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,156 |
| Acres of oats | 2,963 |
| Acres of potatoes | 156 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 255 |
| BAR AC | 186 |
| BAR BU | 1,934 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,934 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,429 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,302 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,492 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,823 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,819 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 837 |
| BWT BU | 4,429 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 6,549 |
| HAY TONS | 4,539 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 433 |
| Number of chickens | 3,090 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 344 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 136 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 383 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,308 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 357 |
| Number of other cattle | 935 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 378 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 2,614 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,544 |
| Number of swine | 458 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 640 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 2,963 |
| OAT BU | 30,302 |
| PEA BU | 1,492 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 14,823 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,471 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 882 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,471 |
| RYE BU | 51 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,539 |
| WHT AC | 255 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,819 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,471 |
| CATTLE KS | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 745 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 794 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,539 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,471 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES | 395 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 882 |
| FRN CA | 2,384 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,090 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 383 |
| HOUSES | 340 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 73 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 85 |
| HOUSES W | 340 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 410 |
| MD MALE | 408 |
| MD TOT | 818 |
| MILK COWS | 1,308 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 344 |
| OC TOT | 357 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 935 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 2,614 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,544 |
| SUP AM | 18,004 |
| SUP FOR | 19,152 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 7,381 |
| SUP SC | 10,554 |
| SUP TOT | 37,156 |
| SWINE | 458 |
| SWINE KS | 640 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 340 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 837 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 378 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040009— 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 de Tring, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ephrem-de-tring-qc139013-1891/.