St. Ours, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.876°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ours had a population of 1,654: 832 male and 822 female residents. Population density was 59.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,394 |
| 1861 | 1,731 |
| 1871 | 1,785 |
| 1881 | 1,804 |
| 1891 | 1,654 |
| 1901 | 1,328 |
| 1911 | 1,132 |
| 1921 | 1,145 |
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. Ours 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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 280 |
| Number of families | 280 |
| Number of females | 822 |
| Number of males | 832 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 539 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 822 |
| POP M | 832 |
| POP TOT | 1,654 |
| Total population | 1,654 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,058 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,650 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 188 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 24 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 175 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 359 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,285 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,614 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,911 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,702 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,378 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,992 |
| Acres of oats | 3,266 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 275 |
| BAR AC | 359 |
| BAR BU | 4,723 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,723 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,454 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 272 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 716 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,481 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,982 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,411 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,144 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,336 |
| BWT BU | 3,454 |
| CRN BU | 716 |
| HAY AC | 5,702 |
| HAY TONS | 3,473 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 297 |
| Number of chickens | 3,564 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 187 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 77 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 216 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 450 |
| Number of milk cows | 767 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 225 |
| Number of other cattle | 465 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 852 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 508 |
| Number of swine | 520 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 659 |
| Number of turkeys | 67 |
| OAT AC | 3,266 |
| OAT BU | 31,481 |
| PEA BU | 5,982 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 9,411 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 789 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,003 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,030 |
| RYE BU | 185 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,473 |
| WHT AC | 275 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,144 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 83 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 522 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 536 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,058 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 789 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 216 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 280 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,003 |
| FRN CA | 1,650 |
| GEESE | 77 |
| GRA BU | 272 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,564 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 450 |
| HOUSES | 188 |
| HOUSES B | 24 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 175 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 97 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 268 |
| MD MALE | 271 |
| MD TOT | 539 |
| MILK COWS | 767 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 187 |
| OC TOT | 225 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 465 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 852 |
| SHEEP KS | 508 |
| SUP AM | 15,378 |
| SUP FOR | 4,614 |
| SUP JV | 182 |
| SUP PAT | 4,285 |
| SUP SC | 10,911 |
| SUP TOT | 19,992 |
| SWINE | 520 |
| SWINE KS | 659 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 188 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,336 |
| TURKEY | 67 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082006— 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. Ours, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-qc181007-1891/.