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 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 density was 8.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 729 |
| 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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 555 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 555 |
| POP M | 586 |
| POP TOT | 1,141 |
| Total population | 1,141 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 340 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 384 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 724 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,126 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 15 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 164 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 33 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,796 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,772 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,764 |
| Acres of hay crops | 923 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,660 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,432 |
| Acres of oats | 647 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 186 |
| BAR AC | 70 |
| BAR BU | 713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,581 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,371 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,029 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,449 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,896 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,445 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 306 |
| BWT BU | 5,581 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 923 |
| HAY TONS | 1,445 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 198 |
| Number of chickens | 3,751 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 655 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 184 |
| Number of milk cows | 407 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 144 |
| Number of other cattle | 345 |
| Number of oxen | 220 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 934 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 595 |
| Number of swine | 293 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 346 |
| Number of turkeys | 626 |
| OAT AC | 647 |
| OAT BU | 7,371 |
| PEA BU | 2,029 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 10,449 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 602 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,238 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,784 |
| RYE BU | 4,896 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,445 |
| WHT AC | 186 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,445 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,784 |
| CATTLE KS | 198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 340 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 384 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 724 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 602 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,238 |
| FRN CA | 1,126 |
| GEESE | 655 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,751 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 184 |
| HOUSES | 164 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 190 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| MILK COWS | 407 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 144 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 345 |
| OTHERS | 15 |
| SHEEP | 934 |
| SHEEP KS | 595 |
| SUP AM | 14,660 |
| SUP FOR | 8,772 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 4,796 |
| SUP SC | 9,764 |
| SUP TOT | 23,432 |
| SWINE | 293 |
| SWINE KS | 346 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 164 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 306 |
| TURKEY | 626 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 220 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048011— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-qc147012-1891/.