St. Méthode d'Adstock, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Méthode d'Adstock was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.019°N, 71.117°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Méthode d'Adstock had a population of 682: 358 male and 324 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 682 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 1,437 |
| 1921 | 1,425 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Evariste, 1881 (52.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Méthode d'Adstock shared boundaries with:
- St. Ephrem de Tring
- St. Evariste de Forsyth
- St. Vital de Lambton
- Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine
- Thetford, North—Nord
- Thetford, South—Sud
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 324 |
| Number of males | 358 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 246 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 324 |
| POP M | 358 |
| POP TOT | 682 |
| Total population | 682 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 428 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 676 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 105 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 105 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 43 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,696 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,977 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,625 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,635 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,340 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,317 |
| Acres of oats | 652 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 79 |
| BAR BU | 959 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 959 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,787 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,247 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 387 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,985 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 41 |
| BWT BU | 2,787 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,635 |
| HAY TONS | 989 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 72 |
| Number of chickens | 822 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 96 |
| Number of milk cows | 228 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 135 |
| Number of other cattle | 207 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 618 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 276 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 129 |
| OAT AC | 652 |
| OAT BU | 7,247 |
| PEA BU | 387 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 2,985 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 918 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 679 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,911 |
| RYE BU | 41 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 989 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 156 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,911 |
| CATTLE KS | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 428 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 918 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 679 |
| FRN CA | 676 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 822 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 96 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| HOUSES CON | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 105 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 246 |
| MILK COWS | 228 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 135 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 207 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 618 |
| SHEEP KS | 276 |
| SUP AM | 4,340 |
| SUP FOR | 11,977 |
| SUP JV | 19 |
| SUP PAT | 1,696 |
| SUP SC | 2,625 |
| SUP TOT | 16,317 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 129 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 106 |
| TUR BU | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055014— 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. Méthode d'Adstock, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-m-thode-d-adstock-qc139001-1891/.