St. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Urbain Premier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.210°N, 73.734°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Urbain Premier had a population of 1,318: 670 male and 648 female residents. Population density was 62.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,038 |
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,317 |
| 1891 | 1,318 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 1,014 |
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. Urbain Premier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 648 |
| Number of males | 670 |
| Number of married females | 213 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 426 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 648 |
| POP M | 670 |
| POP TOT | 1,318 |
| Total population | 1,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 844 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,224 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 94 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 236 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 20 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 208 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 230 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 314 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,216 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,828 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,258 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,966 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,606 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,434 |
| Acres of oats | 2,979 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 372 |
| BAR AC | 314 |
| BAR BU | 3,538 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,538 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,589 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,062 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,740 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,390 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,441 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,174 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,247 |
| BWT BU | 4,589 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 1,062 |
| HAY AC | 3,966 |
| HAY TONS | 3,246 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 313 |
| Number of chickens | 4,025 |
| Number of ducks | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 195 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 262 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 329 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 515 |
| Number of milk cows | 632 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 218 |
| Number of other cattle | 568 |
| Number of other fowl | 300 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 924 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 596 |
| Number of swine | 450 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 480 |
| Number of turkeys | 197 |
| OAT AC | 2,979 |
| OAT BU | 34,740 |
| PEA BU | 9,390 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 13,441 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,910 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 63,594 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,246 |
| WHT AC | 372 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,174 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 63,594 |
| CATTLE KS | 313 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 439 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 844 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,910 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 329 |
| DUCKS | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 256 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,224 |
| GEESE | 262 |
| GRA BU | 213 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,025 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 515 |
| HOUSES | 236 |
| HOUSES B | 20 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 230 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 208 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 213 |
| MD MALE | 213 |
| MD TOT | 426 |
| MILK COWS | 632 |
| NAME CD | Chateauguay |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 195 |
| OC TOT | 218 |
| OTHER FOWL | 300 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 568 |
| OTHERS | 94 |
| SHEEP | 924 |
| SHEEP KS | 596 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 12,606 |
| SUP FOR | 4,828 |
| SUP JV | 132 |
| SUP PAT | 4,216 |
| SUP SC | 8,258 |
| SUP TOT | 17,434 |
| SWINE | 450 |
| SWINE KS | 480 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 236 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,247 |
| TURKEY | 197 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049008_1851— 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. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-premier-qc148008-1891/.