St. Faustin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Faustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 669. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.121°N, 74.463°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Faustin had a population of 669: 344 male and 325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 669 |
| 1901 | 1,283 |
| 1911 | 1,467 |
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. Faustin 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 669 total population, 344 males, 325 females, 224 married persons, 120 families, 112 married females, 112 married males, 17 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 428 single persons under 18, 228 single males under 18, 200 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 660 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 109 occupied houses, 93 houses, 93 houses built of wood, 90 houses of 1 story, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 16 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 12 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,825 acres of land in farms, 17,057 pounds of homemade butter, 14,620 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,504 bushels of potatoes, 4,741 bushels of buckwheat, 4,208 bushels of oats, 4,205 acres of improved land in farms, 3,485 acres of farmland under crops, 1,477 bushels of turnips, 1,412 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,204 acres of hay crops, 906 chickens, 885 tons of hay, 703 acres of farmland in pasture, 492 bushels of peas, 459 sheep, 453 acres of oats, 366 bushels of barley, 266 milk cows, 223 swine slaughtered or sold, 186 swine, 154 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 152 bushels of spring wheat, 149 sheep slaughtered or sold, 145 other cattle, 129 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 103 horses aged over 3 years, 92 bushels of rye, 76 cattle killed or sold, 71 oxen, 68 acres of potatoes, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 38 acres of barley, 27 acres of wheat, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of beans, 6 turkeys, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 ducks, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244709
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. Faustin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-faustin-qc193005-1891/.