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 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 density was 53.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,365 |
| 1861 | 2,372 |
| 1871 | 1,987 |
| 1881 | 1,981 |
| 1891 | 1,796 |
| 1901 | 1,685 |
| 1911 | 1,703 |
| 1921 | 1,721 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 307 |
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of females | 879 |
| Number of males | 917 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 584 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 879 |
| POP M | 917 |
| POP TOT | 1,796 |
| Total population | 1,796 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 550 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 597 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,147 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,715 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 81 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 304 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 42 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 237 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 288 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of occupied houses | 304 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 377 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,056 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,046 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,674 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,307 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,819 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,865 |
| Acres of oats | 4,592 |
| Acres of potatoes | 707 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 761 |
| BAR AC | 377 |
| BAR BU | 5,624 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,624 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,697 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,913 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,195 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,261 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 80,600 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,862 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,510 |
| BWT BU | 7,697 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 120 |
| CRN BU | 2,913 |
| HAY AC | 4,307 |
| HAY TONS | 5,119 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 333 |
| Number of chickens | 9,447 |
| Number of ducks | 63 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 258 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 81 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 268 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 816 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,547 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 298 |
| Number of other cattle | 799 |
| Number of oxen | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 871 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 339 |
| Number of swine | 1,407 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,335 |
| Number of turkeys | 390 |
| OAT AC | 4,592 |
| OAT BU | 56,195 |
| PEA BU | 4,261 |
| POT AC | 707 |
| POT BU | 80,600 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 370 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,582 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,495 |
| RYE BU | 475 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,119 |
| WHT AC | 761 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,862 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 97 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 175 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,495 |
| CATTLE KS | 333 |
| CHEESE LB | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 597 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,147 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,582 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 268 |
| DUCKS | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 307 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,715 |
| GEESE | 81 |
| GRA BU | 221 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,447 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 816 |
| HOUSES | 304 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 102 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 288 |
| HOUSES S | 42 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 237 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 292 |
| MD MALE | 292 |
| MD TOT | 584 |
| MILK COWS | 1,547 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 258 |
| OC TOT | 298 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 799 |
| OTHERS | 81 |
| SHEEP | 871 |
| SHEEP KS | 339 |
| SILOS | 120 |
| SUP AM | 20,819 |
| SUP FOR | 4,046 |
| SUP JV | 89 |
| SUP PAT | 5,056 |
| SUP SC | 15,674 |
| SUP TOT | 24,865 |
| SWINE | 1,407 |
| SWINE KS | 1,335 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 304 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 12,510 |
| TURKEY | 390 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 145 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052006— 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. Eustache, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-qc151006-1891/.