St. Guillaume d'Upton, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Guillaume d'Upton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.879°N, 72.763°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Guillaume d'Upton had a population of 2,821: 1,399 male and 1,422 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,532 |
| 1881 | 2,751 |
| 1891 | 2,821 |
| 1901 | 2,778 |
| 1911 | 1,772 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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. Guillaume d'Upton shared boundaries with:
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. David
- St. Eugène de Grantham
- St. Germain de Grantham
- St. Hugues
- St. Marcel
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 514 |
| Number of families | 514 |
| Number of females | 1,422 |
| Number of males | 1,399 |
| Number of married females | 475 |
| Number of married males | 475 |
| Number of married persons | 950 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 1,422 |
| POP M | 1,399 |
| POP TOT | 2,821 |
| Total population | 2,821 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 889 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 887 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,776 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,820 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 507 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 505 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 236 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 210 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 507 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 59 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 172 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,259 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,233 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,698 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,649 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,963 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,196 |
| Acres of oats | 4,211 |
| Acres of potatoes | 185 |
| Acres of wheat | 432 |
| BAR AC | 172 |
| BAR BU | 2,304 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,304 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,167 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 440 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,343 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,051 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,360 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,351 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27 |
| BWT BU | 3,167 |
| CRN BU | 331 |
| HAY AC | 8,649 |
| HAY TONS | 7,995 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 161 |
| Number of chickens | 8,485 |
| Number of ducks | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 427 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 414 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 211 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 679 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,005 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 476 |
| Number of other cattle | 678 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 141 |
| Number of sheep | 1,569 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 555 |
| Number of swine | 1,598 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 755 |
| Number of turkeys | 188 |
| OAT AC | 4,211 |
| OAT BU | 56,343 |
| PEA BU | 3,051 |
| POT AC | 185 |
| POT BU | 15,360 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 402 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,113 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,635 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,995 |
| WHT AC | 432 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,351 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 102 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 131 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,635 |
| CATTLE KS | 161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 889 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 887 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,776 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 402 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 211 |
| DUCKS | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 514 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,113 |
| FRN CA | 2,820 |
| GEESE | 414 |
| GRA BU | 440 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,485 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 679 |
| HOUSES | 507 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 210 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 131 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 236 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 59 |
| HOUSES W | 505 |
| INF 11 A | 141 |
| MD FEM | 475 |
| MD MALE | 475 |
| MD TOT | 950 |
| MILK COWS | 1,005 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 427 |
| OC TOT | 476 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 678 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,569 |
| SHEEP KS | 555 |
| SUP AM | 21,963 |
| SUP FOR | 8,233 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 5,259 |
| SUP SC | 16,698 |
| SUP TOT | 30,196 |
| SWINE | 1,598 |
| SWINE KS | 755 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 507 |
| TUR BU | 27 |
| TURKEY | 188 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
| WORKING OX | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100009— 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. Guillaume d'Upton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-guillaume-d-upton-qc153021-1891/.