St. Hughes, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Hughes was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.796°N, 72.840°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hughes had a population of 2,003: 1,018 male and 985 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,273 |
| 1891 | 2,003 |
| 1901 | 1,799 |
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. Hughes shared boundaries with:
- St. Barnabé
- St. Eugène de Grantham
- St. Guillaume
- St. Jude
- St. Louis de Bonsecours
- St. Marcel
- St. Simon
- Ste. Hélène
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 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 | 371 |
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 985 |
| Number of males | 1,018 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 347 |
| Number of married persons | 693 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP F | 985 |
| POP M | 1,018 |
| POP TOT | 2,003 |
| Total population | 2,003 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 629 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,218 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,996 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 371 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 364 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 368 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 371 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 413 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,124 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,499 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,709 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,165 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,886 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,385 |
| Acres of oats | 3,684 |
| Acres of potatoes | 198 |
| Acres of turnips | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 367 |
| BAR AC | 413 |
| BAR BU | 4,785 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,785 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,851 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 422 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,658 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,786 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,847 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,289 |
| BWT BU | 3,851 |
| CRN BU | 422 |
| HAY AC | 7,165 |
| HAY TONS | 5,846 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 5,216 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 278 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 162 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 258 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 550 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,084 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 311 |
| Number of other cattle | 684 |
| Number of other fowl | 138 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 76 |
| Number of sheep | 906 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 685 |
| Number of swine | 635 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 556 |
| Number of turkeys | 38 |
| OAT AC | 3,684 |
| OAT BU | 37,658 |
| PEA BU | 2,786 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 12,847 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,000 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,721 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,750 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,230 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,846 |
| WHT AC | 367 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,467 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 108 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,230 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 589 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 629 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,218 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,721 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 258 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 371 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,750 |
| FRN CA | 1,996 |
| GEESE | 162 |
| GRA BU | 264 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,216 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 550 |
| HOUSES | 371 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 368 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 364 |
| INF 11 A | 76 |
| MD FEM | 346 |
| MD MALE | 347 |
| MD TOT | 693 |
| MILK COWS | 1,084 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 278 |
| OC TOT | 311 |
| OTHER FOWL | 138 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 684 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 906 |
| SHEEP KS | 685 |
| SUP AM | 17,886 |
| SUP FOR | 6,499 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 5,124 |
| SUP SC | 12,709 |
| SUP TOT | 24,385 |
| SWINE | 635 |
| SWINE KS | 556 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 371 |
| TUR AC | 45 |
| TUR BU | 11,289 |
| TURKEY | 38 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138008_1881— 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. Hughes, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hughes-qc138007-1891/.