St. Urbain, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Urbain was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.601°N, 70.579°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Urbain had a population of 1,141: 586 male and 555 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 761 |
| 1871 | 855 |
| 1881 | 1,057 |
| 1891 | 1,141 |
| 1901 | 1,221 |
| 1911 | 1,228 |
| 1921 | 1,062 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,141 total population, 586 males, 555 females, 378 married persons, 190 married males, 188 married females, 182 families, 39 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 724 single persons under 18, 384 single males under 18, 340 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,126 French Canadians, 15 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 164 houses, 164 houses built of wood, 164 occupied houses, 160 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 1 room, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,432 acres of land in farms, 14,660 acres of improved land in farms, 10,449 bushels of potatoes, 9,784 pounds of homemade butter, 9,764 acres of farmland under crops, 8,772 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,371 bushels of oats, 5,581 bushels of buckwheat, 4,896 bushels of rye, 4,796 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,751 chickens, 3,238 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,029 bushels of peas, 1,445 bushels of spring wheat, 1,445 tons of hay, 934 sheep, 923 acres of hay crops, 713 bushels of barley, 655 geese, 647 acres of oats, 626 turkeys, 602 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 595 sheep slaughtered or sold, 407 milk cows, 346 swine slaughtered or sold, 345 other cattle, 306 bushels of turnips, 293 swine, 220 oxen, 198 cattle killed or sold, 186 acres of wheat, 184 horses aged over 3 years, 144 occupants of farms, 142 farm occupants who own their land, 100 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 99 acres of potatoes, 70 acres of barley, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 ducks, 40 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 bushels of corn, 6 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Onésime Readman | 1877–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048011_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912843
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-qc147012-1891/.