St. Liboire, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Liboire, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,353. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912496. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.652°N, 72.766°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Liboire, VL had a population of 2,353: 1,173 male and 1,180 female residents.
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 | 595 |
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, VL 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,353 total population, 1,180 females, 1,173 males, 843 married persons, 467 families, 423 married females, 420 married males, 60 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,450 single persons under 18, 734 single males under 18, 716 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,344 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 335 houses, 335 occupied houses, 324 houses built of wood, 192 houses of 1 story, 143 houses of 2 stories, 54 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 1 room, 9 houses built of brick, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 58,121 pounds of homemade butter, 32,773 bushels of oats, 24,820 bushels of potatoes, 21,194 acres of land in farms, 16,386 acres of improved land in farms, 11,881 acres of farmland under crops, 6,765 acres of hay crops, 5,718 tons of hay, 5,549 chickens, 4,808 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,593 bushels of spring wheat, 4,346 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,280 bushels of peas, 3,908 bushels of barley, 3,787 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,588 acres of oats, 2,423 bushels of buckwheat, 1,644 bushels of turnips, 1,076 bushels of corn, 1,073 milk cows, 1,043 sheep, 921 swine, 722 swine slaughtered or sold, 662 other cattle, 635 sheep slaughtered or sold, 530 horses aged over 3 years, 510 acres of wheat, 361 cattle killed or sold, 345 occupants of farms, 330 acres of barley, 262 bushels of beans, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 241 horses aged 3 years and under, 215 turkeys, 186 acres of potatoes, 159 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 139 geese, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 98 farm occupants who rent their land, 97 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 83 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 bushels of rye, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 other fowl, 25 ducks, 15 oxen, 14 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039016_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912496
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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-liboire-vl-qc138008-1891/.