St. Fabien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Fabien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.276°N, 68.839°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Fabien had a population of 1,994: 1,020 male and 974 female residents. Population density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 988 |
| 1861 | 1,309 |
| 1871 | 1,695 |
| 1881 | 1,816 |
| 1891 | 1,994 |
| 1901 | 1,989 |
| 1911 | 1,981 |
| 1921 | 2,182 |
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. Fabien 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 | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 302 |
| Number of families | 302 |
| Number of females | 974 |
| Number of males | 1,020 |
| Number of married females | 262 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 523 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 974 |
| POP M | 1,020 |
| POP TOT | 1,994 |
| Total population | 1,994 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 680 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 737 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,417 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,983 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 244 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 244 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 50 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 151 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 256 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,280 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,716 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,719 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,076 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,051 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,767 |
| Acres of oats | 1,357 |
| Acres of potatoes | 259 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 857 |
| BAR AC | 256 |
| BAR BU | 2,494 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,494 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,159 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,205 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,055 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,633 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,907 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 581 |
| BWT BU | 61 |
| HAY AC | 6,076 |
| HAY TONS | 3,333 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 402 |
| Number of chickens | 2,456 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 247 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 85 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 320 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,242 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 464 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 2,216 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,475 |
| Number of swine | 877 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 772 |
| OAT AC | 1,357 |
| OAT BU | 17,159 |
| PEA BU | 2,205 |
| POT AC | 259 |
| POT BU | 38,055 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,505 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,630 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,787 |
| RYE BU | 1,633 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,333 |
| WHT AC | 857 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,907 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 51 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,787 |
| CATTLE KS | 402 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 680 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 737 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,417 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,505 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 85 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 302 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,630 |
| FRN CA | 1,983 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,456 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 320 |
| HOUSES | 244 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 151 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 244 |
| INF 11 A | 32 |
| MD FEM | 262 |
| MD MALE | 261 |
| MD TOT | 523 |
| MILK COWS | 1,242 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 247 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 464 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 2,216 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,475 |
| SUP AM | 17,051 |
| SUP FOR | 17,716 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 7,280 |
| SUP SC | 9,719 |
| SUP TOT | 34,767 |
| SWINE | 877 |
| SWINE KS | 772 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 581 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
| WORKING OX | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084008— 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. Fabien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fabien-qc183019-1891/.