St. Ubalde, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ubalde was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,154. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.777°N, 72.293°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ubalde had a population of 1,154: 582 male and 572 female residents. Population density was 17.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 776 |
| 1891 | 1,154 |
| 1901 | 1,388 |
| 1911 | 1,420 |
| 1921 | 1,074 |
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. Ubalde, 1901 (84.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Ubalde shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 201 |
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 572 |
| Number of males | 582 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 572 |
| POP M | 582 |
| POP TOT | 1,154 |
| Total population | 1,154 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 760 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,152 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 184 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 184 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 176 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,871 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,146 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,233 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,527 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,129 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,275 |
| Acres of oats | 1,207 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 174 |
| BAR AC | 66 |
| BAR BU | 706 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 706 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,773 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,980 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,268 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,179 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,135 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,277 |
| BWT BU | 1,773 |
| CRN BU | 41 |
| HAY AC | 1,527 |
| HAY TONS | 1,703 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 186 |
| Number of chickens | 1,228 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 194 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 191 |
| Number of milk cows | 431 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 313 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 913 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 409 |
| Number of swine | 203 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 308 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 1,207 |
| OAT BU | 15,980 |
| PEA BU | 1,268 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 11,179 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 170 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 272 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,246 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,269 |
| RYE BU | 226 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,703 |
| WHT AC | 174 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,135 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 81 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,269 |
| CATTLE KS | 186 |
| CHEESE LB | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 760 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 272 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 40 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,246 |
| FRN CA | 1,152 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,228 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 191 |
| HOUSES | 184 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 176 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 184 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 186 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| MILK COWS | 431 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 194 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 313 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 913 |
| SHEEP KS | 409 |
| SUP AM | 7,129 |
| SUP FOR | 15,146 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 1,871 |
| SUP SC | 5,233 |
| SUP TOT | 22,275 |
| SWINE | 203 |
| SWINE KS | 308 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 184 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,277 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080021— 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. Ubalde, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ubalde-qc178017-1891/.