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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 734 |
| 1881 | 818 |
| 1891 | 795 |
| 1901 | 660 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 795 total population, 410 males, 385 females, 242 married persons, 121 married females, 121 married males, 117 families, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 6.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 533 single persons under 18, 280 single males under 18, 253 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 792 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 103 houses, 103 houses built of wood, 103 occupied houses, 102 houses of 1 story, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 1 room, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,095 pounds of homemade butter, 15,129 bushels of oats, 11,535 acres of land in farms, 9,710 bushels of potatoes, 6,466 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,069 acres of improved land in farms, 3,292 acres of farmland under crops, 2,818 bushels of buckwheat, 2,286 chickens, 1,863 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,751 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,439 bushels of turnips, 1,321 bushels of peas, 1,295 bushels of spring wheat, 1,228 acres of oats, 1,193 tons of hay, 1,119 acres of hay crops, 600 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 441 bushels of corn, 438 sheep, 337 milk cows, 318 sheep slaughtered or sold, 288 other cattle, 231 swine, 229 bushels of barley, 210 swine slaughtered or sold, 176 acres of wheat, 150 cattle killed or sold, 135 horses aged over 3 years, 117 occupants of farms, 116 farm occupants who own their land, 86 acres of potatoes, 62 turkeys, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 other fowl, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 acres of barley, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 bushels of beans, 12 oxen, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of rye, 7 geese, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 ducks, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.