St. Patrice de Beaurivage, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Patrice de Beaurivage was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.426°N, 71.262°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Patrice de Beaurivage had a population of 988: 500 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 29.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,033 |
| 1891 | 988 |
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. Patrice, 1901 (93.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Patrice de Beaurivage shared boundaries with:
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 | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 500 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 488 |
| POP M | 500 |
| POP TOT | 988 |
| Total population | 988 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 685 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 605 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 383 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 153 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 129 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,853 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 43,768 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,436 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,469 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,418 |
| Acres of land in farms | 55,186 |
| Acres of oats | 1,650 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 145 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 943 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 943 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,993 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,194 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,168 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,267 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,541 |
| BWT BU | 1,993 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 100 |
| HAY AC | 3,469 |
| HAY TONS | 1,799 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 266 |
| Number of chickens | 1,866 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 68 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 634 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 562 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 822 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 612 |
| Number of swine | 159 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 364 |
| Number of turkeys | 111 |
| OAT AC | 1,650 |
| OAT BU | 19,194 |
| PEA BU | 404 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 15,168 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,913 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 50,715 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,799 |
| WHT AC | 145 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,267 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 50,715 |
| CATTLE KS | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 685 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,913 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 68 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 160 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 605 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,866 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 153 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| MILK COWS | 634 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 562 |
| OTHERS | 383 |
| SHEEP | 822 |
| SHEEP KS | 612 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 11,418 |
| SUP FOR | 43,768 |
| SUP JV | 129 |
| SUP PAT | 4,853 |
| SUP SC | 6,436 |
| SUP TOT | 55,186 |
| SWINE | 159 |
| SWINE KS | 364 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 153 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 6,541 |
| TURKEY | 111 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166013_1881— 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. Patrice de Beaurivage, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-patrice-de-beaurivage-qc166013-1891/.