St. Gabriel de Brandon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Gabriel de Brandon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,172. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.291°N, 73.373°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Gabriel de Brandon had a population of 3,172: 1,603 male and 1,569 female residents. Population density was 64.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,054 |
| 1891 | 3,172 |
| 1901 | 2,154 |
| 1911 | 1,960 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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. Gabriel de Brandon, VL, 1901 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Gabriel de Brandon shared boundaries with:
- Mastigoche
- St. Barthélemy
- St. Cuthbert
- St. Damien
- St. Didace
- St. Félix de Valois
- St. Jean de Matha
- St. Norbert
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 586 |
| Number of families | 586 |
| Number of females | 1,569 |
| Number of males | 1,603 |
| Number of married females | 546 |
| Number of married males | 546 |
| Number of married persons | 1,092 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP F | 1,569 |
| POP M | 1,603 |
| POP TOT | 3,172 |
| Total population | 3,172 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 969 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,018 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,987 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,012 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 160 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 450 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 427 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 250 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 198 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 450 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,029 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,339 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,318 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,373 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,419 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,758 |
| Acres of oats | 4,573 |
| Acres of potatoes | 249 |
| Acres of turnips | 86 |
| Acres of wheat | 200 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 810 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 810 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,869 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,960 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,188 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,725 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,813 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,567 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,163 |
| BWT BU | 4,869 |
| CRN BU | 1,960 |
| HAY AC | 4,373 |
| HAY TONS | 4,725 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 415 |
| Number of chickens | 3,904 |
| Number of ducks | 42 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 388 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 139 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 544 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,092 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 436 |
| Number of other cattle | 798 |
| Number of other fowl | 82 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 130 |
| Number of sheep | 2,063 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 975 |
| Number of swine | 963 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,010 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 4,573 |
| OAT BU | 38,188 |
| PEA BU | 3,725 |
| POT AC | 249 |
| POT BU | 27,813 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 85 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,408 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,193 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,523 |
| RYE BU | 34 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,725 |
| WHT AC | 200 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,567 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 129 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 44 |
| A 51 100 | 91 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,523 |
| CATTLE KS | 415 |
| CHEESE LB | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 969 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,018 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,987 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,408 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 139 |
| DUCKS | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 586 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,193 |
| FRN CA | 3,012 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,904 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 544 |
| HOUSES | 450 |
| HOUSES B | 23 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 94 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 250 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 95 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 198 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 69 |
| HOUSES W | 427 |
| INF 11 A | 130 |
| MD FEM | 546 |
| MD MALE | 546 |
| MD TOT | 1,092 |
| MILK COWS | 1,092 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 388 |
| OC TOT | 436 |
| OTHER FOWL | 82 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 798 |
| OTHERS | 160 |
| SHEEP | 2,063 |
| SHEEP KS | 975 |
| SUP AM | 21,419 |
| SUP FOR | 19,339 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 6,029 |
| SUP SC | 15,318 |
| SUP TOT | 40,758 |
| SWINE | 963 |
| SWINE KS | 1,010 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 450 |
| TUR AC | 86 |
| TUR BU | 5,163 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043009— 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. Gabriel de Brandon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-de-brandon-qc142009-1891/.