St. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Odilon de Cranbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 997. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q290436. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.335°N, 70.641°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Odilon de Cranbourne had a population of 997: 522 male and 475 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 997 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,541 |
| 1921 | 1,426 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Odilon de Cranbourne, 1901 (69.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Odilon de Cranbourne shared boundaries with:
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. François
- St. Joseph
- St. Léon de Standon
- St. Prosper (Watford W-O)
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Rose de Watford
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 997 total population, 522 males, 475 females, 309 married persons, 189 families, 156 married females, 153 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 666 single persons under 18, 359 single males under 18, 307 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 721 French Canadians, 276 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 176 houses, 176 houses built of wood, 176 occupied houses, 167 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 1 room, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,030 pounds of homemade butter, 20,773 acres of land in farms, 13,908 bushels of oats, 13,452 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,035 bushels of potatoes, 7,321 acres of improved land in farms, 5,122 acres of farmland under crops, 2,649 acres of hay crops, 2,603 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,166 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,716 tons of hay, 1,645 bushels of buckwheat, 1,552 bushels of barley, 1,235 chickens, 1,048 acres of oats, 884 sheep, 497 milk cows, 476 bushels of spring wheat, 372 bushels of turnips, 331 bushels of peas, 329 sheep slaughtered or sold, 306 other cattle, 192 swine, 178 oxen, 172 occupants of farms, 165 swine slaughtered or sold, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 152 acres of barley, 152 horses aged over 3 years, 146 cattle killed or sold, 118 acres of potatoes, 67 horses aged 3 years and under, 67 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 62 bushels of rye, 44 acres of wheat, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 geese, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 bushels of beans, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 turkeys, 5 ducks, 4 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 1873–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053018_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q290436
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
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. Odilon de Cranbourne, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-odilon-de-cranbourne-qc152012-1891/.