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 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 density was 13.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 284 |
| 1861 | 416 |
| 1871 | 598 |
| 1881 | 859 |
| 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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 475 |
| Number of males | 522 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 475 |
| POP M | 522 |
| POP TOT | 997 |
| Total population | 997 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 666 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 721 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 276 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 176 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 42 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 167 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 152 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,166 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,452 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,122 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,649 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,321 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,773 |
| Acres of oats | 1,048 |
| Acres of potatoes | 118 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 44 |
| BAR AC | 152 |
| BAR BU | 1,552 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,552 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,645 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,908 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,035 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 476 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 372 |
| BWT BU | 1,645 |
| HAY AC | 2,649 |
| HAY TONS | 1,716 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 146 |
| Number of chickens | 1,235 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 67 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 152 |
| Number of milk cows | 497 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 172 |
| Number of other cattle | 306 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 178 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 884 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 329 |
| Number of swine | 192 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 165 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 1,048 |
| OAT BU | 13,908 |
| PEA BU | 331 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 8,035 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,603 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,030 |
| RYE BU | 62 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,716 |
| WHT AC | 44 |
| WHT SP BU | 476 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 666 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,603 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 67 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 721 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,235 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 152 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 167 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 176 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 156 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 309 |
| MILK COWS | 497 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 172 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 306 |
| OTHERS | 276 |
| SHEEP | 884 |
| SHEEP KS | 329 |
| SUP AM | 7,321 |
| SUP FOR | 13,452 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 2,166 |
| SUP SC | 5,122 |
| SUP TOT | 20,773 |
| SWINE | 192 |
| SWINE KS | 165 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 372 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 178 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053018— 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. 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/.