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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142405. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,785 |
| 1881 | 1,804 |
| 1891 | 1,654 |
| 1901 | 1,328 |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,654 total population, 832 males, 822 females, 539 married persons, 280 families, 271 married males, 268 married females, 57 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,058 single persons under 18, 536 single males under 18, 522 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,650 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 188 houses, 188 occupied houses, 175 houses of 1 story, 162 houses built of wood, 97 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses built of brick, 12 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,030 pounds of homemade butter, 31,481 bushels of oats, 19,992 acres of land in farms, 15,378 acres of improved land in farms, 10,911 acres of farmland under crops, 9,411 bushels of potatoes, 5,982 bushels of peas, 5,702 acres of hay crops, 4,723 bushels of barley, 4,614 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,285 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,564 chickens, 3,473 tons of hay, 3,454 bushels of buckwheat, 3,266 acres of oats, 3,003 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,144 bushels of spring wheat, 1,336 bushels of turnips, 852 sheep, 789 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 767 milk cows, 716 bushels of corn, 659 swine slaughtered or sold, 520 swine, 508 sheep slaughtered or sold, 465 other cattle, 450 horses aged over 3 years, 359 acres of barley, 297 cattle killed or sold, 275 acres of wheat, 272 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 225 occupants of farms, 216 horses aged 3 years and under, 187 farm occupants who own their land, 185 bushels of rye, 182 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 158 acres of potatoes, 83 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 geese, 71 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 67 turkeys, 43 ducks, 38 farm occupants who rent their land, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 bushels of beans, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 11 oxen, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC186005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.