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 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 density was 7.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 669 |
| 1901 | 1,283 |
| 1911 | 1,467 |
| 1921 | 1,482 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 325 |
| Number of males | 344 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 224 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 344 |
| POP TOT | 669 |
| Total population | 669 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 428 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 660 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 90 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 109 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 703 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,620 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,485 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,204 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,205 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,825 |
| Acres of oats | 453 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 366 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 366 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,741 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,208 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 492 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,504 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,477 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 4,741 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,204 |
| HAY TONS | 885 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 906 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 103 |
| Number of milk cows | 266 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 129 |
| Number of other cattle | 145 |
| Number of oxen | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 459 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 149 |
| Number of swine | 186 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 223 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 453 |
| OAT BU | 4,208 |
| PEA BU | 492 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 6,504 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,412 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,057 |
| RYE BU | 92 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 885 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 152 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,057 |
| CATTLE KS | 76 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 428 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,412 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 40 |
| FRN CA | 660 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| GRA BU | 154 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 906 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 103 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 90 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 112 |
| MD TOT | 224 |
| MILK COWS | 266 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 129 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 145 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 459 |
| SHEEP KS | 149 |
| SUP AM | 4,205 |
| SUP FOR | 14,620 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 703 |
| SUP SC | 3,485 |
| SUP TOT | 18,825 |
| SWINE | 186 |
| SWINE KS | 223 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 109 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,477 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 16 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096017— 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. Faustin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-faustin-qc193005-1891/.