St. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Paul d'Abbotsford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.433°N, 72.880°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paul d'Abbotsford had a population of 1,873: 949 male and 924 female residents. Population density was 59.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,550 |
| 1871 | 1,674 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,873 |
| 1901 | 1,333 |
| 1911 | 1,169 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Paul d'Abbotsford, 1881 (92.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Paul d'Abbotsford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 376 |
| Number of families | 376 |
| Number of females | 924 |
| Number of males | 949 |
| Number of married females | 341 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 684 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 924 |
| POP M | 949 |
| POP TOT | 1,873 |
| Total population | 1,873 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 570 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,117 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,802 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 71 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 361 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 338 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 283 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 363 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 286 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 430 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,863 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,035 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,034 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,832 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,327 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,362 |
| Acres of oats | 2,169 |
| Acres of potatoes | 223 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 262 |
| BAR AC | 286 |
| BAR BU | 4,276 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,276 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 581 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,785 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,939 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,692 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,522 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,887 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,509 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,102 |
| BWT BU | 3,785 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 5,939 |
| HAY AC | 4,832 |
| HAY TONS | 3,991 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 797 |
| Number of chickens | 4,572 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 280 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 162 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 518 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,072 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 340 |
| Number of other cattle | 443 |
| Number of other fowl | 70 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 79 |
| Number of sheep | 895 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 564 |
| Number of swine | 551 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 669 |
| Number of turkeys | 74 |
| OAT AC | 2,169 |
| OAT BU | 29,692 |
| PEA BU | 1,522 |
| POT AC | 223 |
| POT BU | 28,887 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,390 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 418 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,460 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,991 |
| WHT AC | 262 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,509 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 75 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 124 |
| BEN BU | 581 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 797 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 547 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 570 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,117 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,390 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 162 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 376 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 418 |
| FRN CA | 1,802 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 71 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,572 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 518 |
| HOUSES | 361 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 283 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 114 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 338 |
| INF 11 A | 79 |
| MD FEM | 341 |
| MD MALE | 343 |
| MD TOT | 684 |
| MILK COWS | 1,072 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 280 |
| OC TOT | 340 |
| OTHER FOWL | 70 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 443 |
| OTHERS | 71 |
| SHEEP | 895 |
| SHEEP KS | 564 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 18,327 |
| SUP FOR | 5,035 |
| SUP JV | 430 |
| SUP PAT | 4,863 |
| SUP SC | 13,034 |
| SUP TOT | 23,362 |
| SWINE | 551 |
| SWINE KS | 669 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 363 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,102 |
| TURKEY | 74 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085010— 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. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-d-abbotsford-qc184014-1891/.