St. Ubalde, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ubalde, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,154. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463457. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.777°N, 72.293°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ubalde, VL had a population of 1,154: 582 male and 572 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 776 |
| 1891 | 1,154 |
| 1901 | 1,388 |
| 1911 | 1,420 |
| 1921 | 336 |
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, VL, 1901 (84.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Ubalde, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,154 total population, 582 males, 572 females, 372 married persons, 201 families, 186 married females, 186 married males, 22 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 760 single persons under 18, 387 single males under 18, 373 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,152 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 184 houses, 184 houses built of wood, 184 occupied houses, 176 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 1 room, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,269 pounds of homemade butter, 22,275 acres of land in farms, 15,980 bushels of oats, 15,146 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,179 bushels of potatoes, 7,129 acres of improved land in farms, 5,233 acres of farmland under crops, 2,246 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,871 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,773 bushels of buckwheat, 1,703 tons of hay, 1,527 acres of hay crops, 1,277 bushels of turnips, 1,268 bushels of peas, 1,228 chickens, 1,207 acres of oats, 1,135 bushels of spring wheat, 913 sheep, 706 bushels of barley, 431 milk cows, 409 sheep slaughtered or sold, 313 other cattle, 308 swine slaughtered or sold, 272 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 226 bushels of rye, 203 swine, 202 occupants of farms, 194 farm occupants who own their land, 191 horses aged over 3 years, 186 cattle killed or sold, 174 acres of wheat, 170 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 102 acres of potatoes, 81 bushels of beans, 80 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 acres of barley, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 oxen, 41 bushels of corn, 40 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 9 other fowl, 5 ducks, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 employees on farms, 3 turkeys, 2 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463457
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ubalde
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ubalde
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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ubalde-vl-qc178017-1891/.