St. Luc, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Luc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.368°N, 73.314°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Luc had a population of 801: 426 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 38.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 339 |
| 1851 | 843 |
| 1861 | 1,088 |
| 1871 | 800 |
| 1881 | 754 |
| 1891 | 801 |
| 1901 | 717 |
| 1911 | 653 |
| 1921 | 611 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 375 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 113 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 375 |
| POP M | 426 |
| POP TOT | 801 |
| Total population | 801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 539 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 741 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 60 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 104 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 112 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,702 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,491 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,428 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,406 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,183 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,674 |
| Acres of oats | 1,989 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 199 |
| BAR AC | 104 |
| BAR BU | 812 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 812 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,969 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 561 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,202 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,446 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,633 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,309 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 2,969 |
| CRN BU | 561 |
| HAY AC | 6,406 |
| HAY TONS | 3,671 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 125 |
| Number of chickens | 6,574 |
| Number of ducks | 82 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 90 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 518 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 215 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 363 |
| Number of milk cows | 439 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 108 |
| Number of other cattle | 412 |
| Number of other fowl | 602 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,025 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 386 |
| Number of swine | 509 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 314 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,523 |
| OAT AC | 1,989 |
| OAT BU | 20,202 |
| PEA BU | 8,446 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 6,633 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,116 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,378 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,671 |
| WHT AC | 199 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,309 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 61 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,378 |
| CATTLE KS | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 539 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,116 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 215 |
| DUCKS | 82 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FRN CA | 741 |
| GEESE | 518 |
| GRA BU | 242 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,574 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 363 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES S | 12 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 56 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 104 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 113 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| MILK COWS | 439 |
| NAME CD | St. Jean |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 90 |
| OC TOT | 108 |
| OTHER FOWL | 602 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 412 |
| OTHERS | 60 |
| SHEEP | 1,025 |
| SHEEP KS | 386 |
| SUP AM | 12,183 |
| SUP FOR | 2,491 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 2,702 |
| SUP SC | 9,428 |
| SUP TOT | 14,674 |
| SWINE | 509 |
| SWINE KS | 314 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 310 |
| TURKEY | 1,523 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092005— 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. Luc, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-luc-qc186004-1891/.