St. Eustache, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Eustache was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,796. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 73.933°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Eustache had a population of 1,796: 917 male and 879 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,987 |
| 1881 | 1,981 |
| 1891 | 1,796 |
| 1901 | 1,685 |
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. Eustache shared boundaries with:
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 1,796 total population, 917 males, 879 females, 584 married persons, 307 families, 292 married females, 292 married males, 65 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,147 single persons under 18, 597 single males under 18, 550 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,715 French Canadians, 81 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 304 houses, 304 occupied houses, 288 houses of 1 story, 237 houses built of wood, 102 houses of 4 rooms, 75 houses of 3 rooms, 67 houses of 2 rooms, 42 houses built of stone, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses built of brick, 24 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 80,600 bushels of potatoes, 56,195 bushels of oats, 29,495 pounds of homemade butter, 24,865 acres of land in farms, 20,819 acres of improved land in farms, 15,674 acres of farmland under crops, 12,510 bushels of turnips, 9,447 chickens, 7,697 bushels of buckwheat, 5,862 bushels of spring wheat, 5,624 bushels of barley, 5,119 tons of hay, 5,056 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,592 acres of oats, 4,307 acres of hay crops, 4,261 bushels of peas, 4,046 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,582 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,913 bushels of corn, 1,547 milk cows, 1,407 swine, 1,335 swine slaughtered or sold, 871 sheep, 816 horses aged over 3 years, 799 other cattle, 761 acres of wheat, 707 acres of potatoes, 475 bushels of rye, 390 turkeys, 377 acres of barley, 370 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 339 sheep slaughtered or sold, 333 cattle killed or sold, 298 occupants of farms, 268 horses aged 3 years and under, 258 farm occupants who own their land, 221 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 175 bushels of beans, 145 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 120, 97 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 89 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 81 geese, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 ducks, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 acres of turnips, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Archambault | 1829–1906 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Eustache,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Eustache_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Eustache, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-qc151006-1891/.