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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463104. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,550 |
| 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,873 total population, 949 males, 924 females, 684 married persons, 376 families, 343 married males, 341 married females, 72 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,117 single persons under 18, 570 single males under 18, 547 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,802 French Canadians, 71 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 363 occupied houses, 361 houses, 338 houses built of wood, 283 houses of 1 story, 114 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 83 houses of 3 rooms, 78 houses of 2 stories, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses built of stone, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,460 pounds of homemade butter, 29,692 bushels of oats, 28,887 bushels of potatoes, 23,362 acres of land in farms, 18,327 acres of improved land in farms, 13,034 acres of farmland under crops, 5,939 bushels of corn, 5,035 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,863 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,832 acres of hay crops, 4,572 chickens, 4,276 bushels of barley, 3,991 tons of hay, 3,785 bushels of buckwheat, 2,509 bushels of spring wheat, 2,390 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,169 acres of oats, 2,102 bushels of turnips, 1,522 bushels of peas, 1,072 milk cows, 895 sheep, 797 cattle killed or sold, 669 swine slaughtered or sold, 581 bushels of beans, 564 sheep slaughtered or sold, 551 swine, 518 horses aged over 3 years, 443 other cattle, 430 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 418 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 340 occupants of farms, 286 acres of barley, 280 farm occupants who own their land, 262 acres of wheat, 223 acres of potatoes, 162 horses aged 3 years and under, 124 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 79 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 geese, 74 turkeys, 71 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 70 other fowl, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 53 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 25, 23 ducks, 14 bushels of rye, 12 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085010_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
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/.