St. Liboire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Liboire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,353. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.652°N, 72.766°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Liboire had a population of 2,353: 1,173 male and 1,180 female residents. Population density was 82.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 960 |
| 1871 | 1,429 |
| 1881 | 2,198 |
| 1891 | 2,353 |
| 1901 | 1,739 |
| 1911 | 1,733 |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Liboire shared boundaries with:
- St. Dominique
- St. Ephrem d'Upton
- St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village
- St. Simon
- St. Valérien
- Ste. Hélène
- Ste. Rosalie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 467 |
| Number of families | 467 |
| Number of females | 1,180 |
| Number of males | 1,173 |
| Number of married females | 423 |
| Number of married males | 420 |
| Number of married persons | 843 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 1,180 |
| POP M | 1,173 |
| POP TOT | 2,353 |
| Total population | 2,353 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 716 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 734 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,450 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,344 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 335 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 324 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 192 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 143 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 330 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,346 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,808 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,881 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,765 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,386 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,194 |
| Acres of oats | 2,588 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 510 |
| BAR AC | 330 |
| BAR BU | 3,908 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,908 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,423 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,076 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,773 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,280 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,820 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,593 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,644 |
| BWT BU | 2,423 |
| CRN BU | 1,076 |
| HAY AC | 6,765 |
| HAY TONS | 5,718 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 361 |
| Number of chickens | 5,549 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 98 |
| Number of geese | 139 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 530 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,073 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 345 |
| Number of other cattle | 662 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 83 |
| Number of sheep | 1,043 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 635 |
| Number of swine | 921 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 722 |
| Number of turkeys | 215 |
| OAT AC | 2,588 |
| OAT BU | 32,773 |
| PEA BU | 4,280 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 24,820 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,787 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,121 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,718 |
| WHT AC | 510 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,593 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 97 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 262 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,121 |
| CATTLE KS | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 716 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 734 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,450 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,787 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 467 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 2,344 |
| GEESE | 139 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,549 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 530 |
| HOUSES | 335 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 192 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES W | 324 |
| INF 11 A | 83 |
| MD FEM | 423 |
| MD MALE | 420 |
| MD TOT | 843 |
| MILK COWS | 1,073 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 98 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 345 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 662 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 1,043 |
| SHEEP KS | 635 |
| SUP AM | 16,386 |
| SUP FOR | 4,808 |
| SUP JV | 159 |
| SUP PAT | 4,346 |
| SUP SC | 11,881 |
| SUP TOT | 21,194 |
| SWINE | 921 |
| SWINE KS | 722 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,644 |
| TURKEY | 215 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039007_1861— 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. Liboire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-liboire-qc138008-1891/.