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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463593. 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 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:
- Adstock
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- St. Benoit Labre
- St. Honoré de Shenley
- St. Victor de Tring
- St. Évariste de Forsyth
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,386 total population, 1,212 males, 1,174 females, 818 married persons, 410 married females, 408 married males, 395 families, 29 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,539 single persons under 18, 794 single males under 18, 745 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,384 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 340 houses, 340 houses built of wood, 340 occupied houses, 273 houses of 1 story, 89 houses of 3 rooms, 85 uninhabited houses, 84 houses of 1 room, 73 houses of 2 rooms, 66 houses of 2 stories, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,471 pounds of homemade butter, 37,156 acres of land in farms, 30,302 bushels of oats, 19,152 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,004 acres of improved land in farms, 14,823 bushels of potatoes, 10,554 acres of farmland under crops, 7,381 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,549 acres of hay crops, 6,471 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,539 tons of hay, 4,429 bushels of buckwheat, 3,090 chickens, 2,963 acres of oats, 2,614 sheep, 1,934 bushels of barley, 1,819 bushels of spring wheat, 1,544 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,492 bushels of peas, 1,308 milk cows, 935 other cattle, 882 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 837 bushels of turnips, 640 swine slaughtered or sold, 458 swine, 433 cattle killed or sold, 383 horses aged over 3 years, 378 oxen, 357 occupants of farms, 344 farm occupants who own their land, 255 acres of wheat, 186 acres of barley, 156 acres of potatoes, 136 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 90 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 66 bushels of beans, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 bushels of rye, 46 other fowl, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 turkeys, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 geese, 9 bushels of corn, 8 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463593
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89phrem-de-Beauce
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89phrem-de-Beauce
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/.