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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463460. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,318 total population, 670 males, 648 females, 426 married persons, 256 families, 213 married females, 213 married males, 48 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 844 single persons under 18, 439 single males under 18, 405 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,224 French Canadians, 94 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 236 houses, 236 occupied houses, 230 houses of 1 story, 208 houses built of wood, 87 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 20 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses built of stone, 6 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 63,594 pounds of homemade butter, 34,740 bushels of oats, 17,434 acres of land in farms, 13,441 bushels of potatoes, 12,606 acres of improved land in farms, 9,390 bushels of peas, 8,258 acres of farmland under crops, 4,828 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,589 bushels of buckwheat, 4,216 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,025 chickens, 3,966 acres of hay crops, 3,910 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,538 bushels of barley, 3,246 tons of hay, 2,979 acres of oats, 2,174 bushels of spring wheat, 1,247 bushels of turnips, 1,062 bushels of corn, 924 sheep, 632 milk cows, 596 sheep slaughtered or sold, 568 other cattle, 515 horses aged over 3 years, 480 swine slaughtered or sold, 450 swine, 372 acres of wheat, 329 horses aged 3 years and under, 314 acres of barley, 313 cattle killed or sold, 300 other fowl, 262 geese, 218 occupants of farms, 213 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 197 turkeys, 195 farm occupants who own their land, 145 acres of potatoes, 132 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 117 bushels of beans, 107 ducks, 70 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 25, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Pierre Gadbois | 1868–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049008_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463460
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
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/.