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 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 density was 42.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 934 |
| 1861 | 1,051 |
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,801 |
| 1891 | 1,814 |
| 1901 | 1,019 |
| 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, Village, 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 278 |
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 878 |
| Number of males | 936 |
| Number of married females | 278 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 878 |
| POP M | 936 |
| POP TOT | 1,814 |
| Total population | 1,814 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 573 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,210 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,810 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 275 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 275 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 251 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 275 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 250 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,599 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,428 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,922 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,234 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,639 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,067 |
| Acres of oats | 2,342 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 75 |
| BAR AC | 250 |
| BAR BU | 2,479 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,479 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,715 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,200 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 608 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 606 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 869 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| BWT BU | 2,715 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 4,234 |
| HAY TONS | 4,305 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 450 |
| Number of chickens | 2,431 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 262 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 94 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 324 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,299 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 264 |
| Number of other cattle | 771 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 445 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 2,002 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,189 |
| Number of swine | 326 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 536 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 2,342 |
| OAT BU | 23,200 |
| PEA BU | 608 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 11,195 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,780 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 102 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 50,356 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,305 |
| WHT AC | 75 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 606 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 93 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 98 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 50,356 |
| CATTLE KS | 450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 573 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,210 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,780 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 94 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 278 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 102 |
| FRN CA | 1,810 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,431 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 324 |
| HOUSES | 275 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 251 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 72 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 275 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 278 |
| MD MALE | 276 |
| MD TOT | 554 |
| MILK COWS | 1,299 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 262 |
| OC TOT | 264 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 771 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 2,002 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,189 |
| SUP AM | 20,639 |
| SUP FOR | 12,428 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 12,599 |
| SUP SC | 7,922 |
| SUP TOT | 33,067 |
| SWINE | 326 |
| SWINE KS | 536 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 275 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 869 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 445 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040011_1851— 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. Frédéric, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fr-d-ric-qc139016-1891/.