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 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,879 total population, 954 males, 925 females, 705 married persons, 356 married males, 349 married females, 284 families, 58 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,116 single persons under 18, 571 single males under 18, 545 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,844 French Canadians, 35 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 274 houses, 274 occupied houses, 272 houses built of wood, 264 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 1 room, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,923 bushels of oats, 34,303 pounds of homemade butter, 24,832 bushels of potatoes, 18,891 acres of land in farms, 16,172 acres of improved land in farms, 13,827 bushels of buckwheat, 12,500 acres of farmland under crops, 4,167 chickens, 3,998 acres of oats, 3,952 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,646 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,921 acres of hay crops, 2,719 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,248 tons of hay, 2,244 bushels of spring wheat, 1,534 bushels of barley, 1,481 bushels of corn, 1,417 bushels of peas, 1,293 sheep, 796 other cattle, 791 milk cows, 761 swine, 695 swine slaughtered or sold, 576 sheep slaughtered or sold, 515 horses aged over 3 years, 376 bushels of turnips, 302 occupants of farms, 290 farm occupants who own their land, 289 acres of wheat, 251 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 245 acres of potatoes, 232 cattle killed or sold, 231 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 208 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 172 horses aged 3 years and under, 168 geese, 166 turkeys, 151 bushels of rye, 133 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 126 bushels of beans, 117 acres of barley, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 ducks, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 other fowl, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.