St. Fulgence, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Fulgence was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 777. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.490°N, 70.839°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Fulgence had a population of 777: 434 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 8.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 845 |
| 1891 | 777 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Fulgence, 1881 (55.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Fulgence, St. Germain, Champigny & Labrosse, 1901 (28.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Fulgence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 343 |
| Number of males | 434 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 343 |
| POP M | 434 |
| POP TOT | 777 |
| Total population | 777 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 517 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 770 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 105 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 105 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 105 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,672 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,766 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,288 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,197 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,007 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,773 |
| Acres of oats | 485 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 178 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 289 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 683 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,643 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 701 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,712 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 896 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 63 |
| BWT BU | 683 |
| HAY AC | 1,197 |
| HAY TONS | 619 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 75 |
| Number of chickens | 676 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 86 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 95 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 99 |
| Number of milk cows | 236 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 110 |
| Number of other cattle | 139 |
| Number of other fowl | 45 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 47 |
| Number of sheep | 464 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 287 |
| Number of swine | 105 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 177 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 485 |
| OAT BU | 4,643 |
| PEA BU | 701 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 4,712 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 268 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,349 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,127 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 619 |
| WHT AC | 178 |
| WHT SP BU | 896 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,127 |
| CATTLE KS | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 517 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 268 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,349 |
| FRN CA | 770 |
| GEESE | 95 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 676 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 99 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 105 |
| INF 11 A | 47 |
| MD FEM | 119 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 239 |
| MILK COWS | 236 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 86 |
| OC TOT | 110 |
| OTHER FOWL | 45 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 139 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 464 |
| SHEEP KS | 287 |
| SUP AM | 5,007 |
| SUP FOR | 12,766 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 2,672 |
| SUP SC | 2,288 |
| SUP TOT | 17,773 |
| SWINE | 105 |
| SWINE KS | 177 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 105 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 63 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149021— 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. Fulgence, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fulgence-qc149021-1891/.