St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.386°N, 68.177°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin had a population of 937: 494 male and 443 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 937 |
| 1901 | 1,038 |
| 1911 | 1,571 |
| 1921 | 1,870 |
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. Gabriel & St. Marcellin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 937 total population, 494 males, 443 females, 297 married persons, 150 married males, 148 families, 147 married females, 10 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6.30 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 630 single persons under 18, 342 single males under 18, 288 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 937 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 134 houses, 134 houses built of wood, 134 occupied houses, 124 houses of 1 story, 53 houses of 1 room, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,722 acres of land in farms, 15,137 pounds of homemade butter, 11,353 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,860 bushels of oats, 8,383 bushels of potatoes, 6,369 acres of improved land in farms, 4,349 acres of farmland under crops, 3,489 bushels of barley, 2,408 acres of hay crops, 2,118 bushels of spring wheat, 2,018 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,725 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,429 bushels of peas, 859 bushels of turnips, 853 chickens, 793 sheep, 677 acres of oats, 659 tons of hay, 342 swine, 316 milk cows, 308 acres of wheat, 296 acres of barley, 291 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 242 other cattle, 221 sheep slaughtered or sold, 217 swine slaughtered or sold, 180 horses aged over 3 years, 151 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 95 cattle killed or sold, 91 acres of potatoes, 81 bushels of rye, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 oxen, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of buckwheat, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084011— 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 & St. Marcellin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-st-marcellin-qc183022-1891/.