St. Gabriel W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Gabriel W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.061°N, 71.618°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Gabriel W-O had a population of 600: 313 male and 287 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 960 |
| 1881 | 777 |
| 1891 | 600 |
| 1901 | 478 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 600 total population, 313 males, 287 females, 171 married persons, 101 families, 86 married males, 85 married females, 20 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 409 single persons under 18, 219 single males under 18, 190 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 559 persons who are not French Canadian, 41 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 100 houses, 100 houses built of wood, 100 houses of 1 story, 100 occupied houses, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 40,134 pounds of homemade butter, 24,978 bushels of oats, 24,245 bushels of potatoes, 20,387 acres of land in farms, 13,315 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,072 acres of improved land in farms, 4,969 acres of farmland under crops, 2,100 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,885 acres of hay crops, 1,512 acres of oats, 1,404 tons of hay, 1,354 chickens, 1,004 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 813 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 605 milk cows, 488 bushels of turnips, 427 sheep, 362 swine slaughtered or sold, 309 other cattle, 295 swine, 269 sheep slaughtered or sold, 256 acres of potatoes, 239 horses aged over 3 years, 219 turkeys, 164 cattle killed or sold, 100 occupants of farms, 99 farm occupants who own their land, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 geese, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 other fowl, 15 ducks, 6 acres of turnips, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185011— 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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-w-o-qc180012-1891/.