St. Frédéric, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Frédéric was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,814. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.286°N, 70.992°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Frédéric had a population of 1,814: 936 male and 878 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,051 |
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,801 |
| 1891 | 1,814 |
| 1901 | 793 |
| 1911 | 1,710 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Frédéric, 1901 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Frédéric shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,814 total population, 936 males, 878 females, 554 married persons, 278 families, 278 married females, 276 married males, 50 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,210 single persons under 18, 637 single males under 18, 573 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,810 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 275 houses, 275 houses built of wood, 275 occupied houses, 251 houses of 1 story, 72 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 71 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,356 pounds of homemade butter, 33,067 acres of land in farms, 23,200 bushels of oats, 20,639 acres of improved land in farms, 12,599 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,428 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,195 bushels of potatoes, 7,922 acres of farmland under crops, 5,780 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,305 tons of hay, 4,234 acres of hay crops, 2,715 bushels of buckwheat, 2,479 bushels of barley, 2,431 chickens, 2,342 acres of oats, 2,002 sheep, 1,299 milk cows, 1,189 sheep slaughtered or sold, 869 bushels of turnips, 771 other cattle, 608 bushels of peas, 606 bushels of spring wheat, 536 swine slaughtered or sold, 450 cattle killed or sold, 445 oxen, 326 swine, 324 horses aged over 3 years, 264 occupants of farms, 262 farm occupants who own their land, 250 acres of barley, 118 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 104 acres of potatoes, 102 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 98 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 94 horses aged 3 years and under, 93 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 75 acres of wheat, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 other fowl, 18 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 turkeys, 7 geese, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of winter wheat, 4 bushels of corn, 4 ducks, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040011_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912189
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. Frédéric, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fr-d-ric-qc139016-1891/.