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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,500 total population, 766 females, 734 males, 523 married persons, 306 families, 263 married males, 260 married females, 48 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 929 single persons under 18, 473 single females under 18, 456 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,499 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 207 houses, 207 houses built of wood, 207 occupied houses, 113 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 89 houses of 2 stories, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,469 pounds of homemade butter, 29,324 bushels of potatoes, 11,987 acres of land in farms, 10,360 bushels of oats, 7,217 acres of improved land in farms, 4,770 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,447 acres of farmland under crops, 2,808 bushels of spring wheat, 2,668 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,991 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,413 bushels of rye, 1,336 acres of hay crops, 1,312 chickens, 1,286 tons of hay, 1,001 acres of oats, 744 sheep, 708 bushels of peas, 701 swine, 429 milk cows, 412 bushels of turnips, 392 swine slaughtered or sold, 353 bushels of barley, 346 acres of wheat, 293 sheep slaughtered or sold, 292 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 258 other cattle, 253 acres of potatoes, 207 occupants of farms, 196 farm occupants who own their land, 195 horses aged over 3 years, 150 bushels of buckwheat, 102 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 bushels of beans, 73 cattle killed or sold, 64 oxen, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 bushels of corn, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 other fowl, 36 acres of barley, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 geese, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.