St. Robert, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Robert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,879. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.975°N, 72.997°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Robert had a population of 1,879: 954 male and 925 female residents. Population density was 73.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,369 |
| 1871 | 1,516 |
| 1881 | 2,126 |
| 1891 | 1,879 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,431 |
| 1921 | 1,316 |
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. Robert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 284 |
| Number of families | 284 |
| Number of females | 925 |
| Number of males | 954 |
| Number of married females | 349 |
| Number of married males | 356 |
| Number of married persons | 705 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 925 |
| POP M | 954 |
| POP TOT | 1,879 |
| Total population | 1,879 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 571 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,116 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,844 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 35 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 274 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 272 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 264 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 274 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 117 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,646 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,719 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,500 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,921 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,172 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,891 |
| Acres of oats | 3,998 |
| Acres of potatoes | 245 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 289 |
| BAR AC | 117 |
| BAR BU | 1,534 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,534 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,827 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,923 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,417 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,832 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 376 |
| BWT BU | 13,827 |
| CRN BU | 1,481 |
| HAY AC | 2,921 |
| HAY TONS | 2,248 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 232 |
| Number of chickens | 4,167 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 290 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 168 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 172 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 515 |
| Number of milk cows | 791 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 302 |
| Number of other cattle | 796 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 1,293 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 576 |
| Number of swine | 761 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 695 |
| Number of turkeys | 166 |
| OAT AC | 3,998 |
| OAT BU | 43,923 |
| PEA BU | 1,417 |
| POT AC | 245 |
| POT BU | 24,832 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 251 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 231 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,952 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,303 |
| RYE BU | 151 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,248 |
| WHT AC | 289 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,244 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 133 |
| BEN BU | 126 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,303 |
| CATTLE KS | 232 |
| CHEESE LB | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 571 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,116 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 231 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 172 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 284 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,952 |
| FRN CA | 1,844 |
| GEESE | 168 |
| GRA BU | 208 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,167 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 515 |
| HOUSES | 274 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 264 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 272 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 349 |
| MD MALE | 356 |
| MD TOT | 705 |
| MILK COWS | 791 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 290 |
| OC TOT | 302 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 796 |
| OTHERS | 35 |
| SHEEP | 1,293 |
| SHEEP KS | 576 |
| SUP AM | 16,172 |
| SUP FOR | 2,719 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 3,646 |
| SUP SC | 12,500 |
| SUP TOT | 18,891 |
| SWINE | 761 |
| SWINE KS | 695 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 274 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 376 |
| TURKEY | 166 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912756
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. Robert, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-robert-qc181010-1891/.