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 density was 7.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 975 |
| 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 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 443 |
| Number of males | 494 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 297 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 443 |
| POP M | 494 |
| POP TOT | 937 |
| Total population | 937 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 630 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 937 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 134 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 134 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 53 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 296 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,018 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,353 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,349 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,408 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,369 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,722 |
| Acres of oats | 677 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 308 |
| BAR AC | 296 |
| BAR BU | 3,489 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,489 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,860 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,429 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,383 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,118 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 2,408 |
| HAY TONS | 659 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 95 |
| Number of chickens | 853 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 180 |
| Number of milk cows | 316 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 242 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 793 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 221 |
| Number of swine | 342 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 217 |
| OAT AC | 677 |
| OAT BU | 8,860 |
| PEA BU | 1,429 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 8,383 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 291 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,725 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,137 |
| RYE BU | 81 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 659 |
| WHT AC | 308 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,118 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,137 |
| CATTLE KS | 95 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 288 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 630 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 291 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 148 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,725 |
| FRN CA | 937 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 853 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 180 |
| HOUSES | 134 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 134 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 297 |
| MILK COWS | 316 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 242 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 793 |
| SHEEP KS | 221 |
| SUP AM | 6,369 |
| SUP FOR | 11,353 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 2,018 |
| SUP SC | 4,349 |
| SUP TOT | 17,722 |
| SWINE | 342 |
| SWINE KS | 217 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 134 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 859 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
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/.