St. Luc, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Luc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 795. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912531. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.491°N, 72.429°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Luc had a population of 795: 410 male and 385 female residents. Population density was 37.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 734 |
| 1881 | 818 |
| 1891 | 795 |
| 1901 | 660 |
| 1911 | 718 |
| 1921 | 749 |
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. Luc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 117 |
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 385 |
| Number of males | 410 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 385 |
| POP M | 410 |
| POP TOT | 795 |
| Total population | 795 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 533 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 792 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 103 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 103 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,751 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,466 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,292 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,119 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,069 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,535 |
| Acres of oats | 1,228 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 176 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 229 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,818 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 441 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,129 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,321 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,710 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,295 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,439 |
| BWT BU | 2,818 |
| CRN BU | 441 |
| HAY AC | 1,119 |
| HAY TONS | 1,193 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 150 |
| Number of chickens | 2,286 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 135 |
| Number of milk cows | 337 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 117 |
| Number of other cattle | 288 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 438 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 318 |
| Number of swine | 231 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 210 |
| Number of turkeys | 62 |
| OAT AC | 1,228 |
| OAT BU | 15,129 |
| PEA BU | 1,321 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 9,710 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 600 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,863 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,095 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,193 |
| WHT AC | 176 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,295 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,095 |
| CATTLE KS | 150 |
| CHEESE LB | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 280 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 533 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,863 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 117 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FRN CA | 792 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,286 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 135 |
| HOUSES | 103 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 103 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 121 |
| MD MALE | 121 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| MILK COWS | 337 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 117 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 288 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 438 |
| SHEEP KS | 318 |
| SUP AM | 5,069 |
| SUP FOR | 6,466 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 1,751 |
| SUP SC | 3,292 |
| SUP TOT | 11,535 |
| SWINE | 231 |
| SWINE KS | 210 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 103 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,439 |
| TURKEY | 62 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912531
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. Luc, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-luc-qc146010-1891/.