St. Eugène, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Eugène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912126. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.072°N, 70.311°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Eugène had a population of 1,500: 734 male and 766 female residents. Population density was 65.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,500 |
| 1901 | 1,477 |
| 1911 | 1,359 |
| 1921 | 1,292 |
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. Eugène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 306 |
| Number of families | 306 |
| Number of females | 766 |
| Number of males | 734 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 523 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 766 |
| POP M | 734 |
| POP TOT | 1,500 |
| Total population | 1,500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 929 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,499 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 207 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 207 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 207 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,668 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,770 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,447 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,336 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,217 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,987 |
| Acres of oats | 1,001 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 346 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 353 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,360 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 708 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,324 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,808 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 412 |
| BWT BU | 150 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 1,336 |
| HAY TONS | 1,286 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 73 |
| Number of chickens | 1,312 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 196 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 195 |
| Number of milk cows | 429 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 258 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 78 |
| Number of sheep | 744 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 293 |
| Number of swine | 701 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 392 |
| OAT AC | 1,001 |
| OAT BU | 10,360 |
| PEA BU | 708 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 29,324 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,991 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 292 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,469 |
| RYE BU | 1,413 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,286 |
| WHT AC | 346 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,808 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,469 |
| CATTLE KS | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 473 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 456 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 929 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,991 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 306 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 292 |
| FRN CA | 1,499 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,312 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 195 |
| HOUSES | 207 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 207 |
| INF 11 A | 78 |
| MD FEM | 260 |
| MD MALE | 263 |
| MD TOT | 523 |
| MILK COWS | 429 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 196 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 258 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 744 |
| SHEEP KS | 293 |
| SUP AM | 7,217 |
| SUP FOR | 4,770 |
| SUP JV | 102 |
| SUP PAT | 2,668 |
| SUP SC | 4,447 |
| SUP TOT | 11,987 |
| SWINE | 701 |
| SWINE KS | 392 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 207 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 412 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912126
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. Eugène, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eug-ne-qc165006-1891/.