St. Vital de Lambton, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Vital de Lambton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.887°N, 71.126°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Vital de Lambton had a population of 1,780: 931 male and 849 female residents. Population density was 17.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 558 |
| 1861 | 880 |
| 1871 | 1,525 |
| 1881 | 1,624 |
| 1891 | 1,780 |
| 1901 | 2,075 |
| 1911 | 1,933 |
| 1921 | 1,421 |
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. Vital de Lambton shared boundaries with:
- Garthby & d’Israëli
- St. Evariste de Forsyth
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- St. Sébastien d'Aylmer
- Stratford
- Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine
- Winslow & St. Romain
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 315 |
| Number of families | 315 |
| Number of females | 849 |
| Number of males | 931 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 294 |
| Number of married persons | 586 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 849 |
| POP M | 931 |
| POP TOT | 1,780 |
| Total population | 1,780 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,144 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,771 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 291 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 290 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 274 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 295 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,399 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,191 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,152 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,470 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,683 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,874 |
| Acres of oats | 1,709 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 294 |
| BAR AC | 101 |
| BAR BU | 1,165 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,165 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,377 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,968 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 557 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,164 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,358 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 426 |
| BWT BU | 5,377 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 4,470 |
| HAY TONS | 3,181 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 569 |
| Number of chickens | 2,350 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 290 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 117 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 343 |
| Number of milk cows | 864 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 293 |
| Number of other cattle | 572 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of oxen | 233 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 1,770 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,480 |
| Number of swine | 420 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 585 |
| OAT AC | 1,709 |
| OAT BU | 19,968 |
| PEA BU | 557 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 16,164 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 707 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,921 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 82,040 |
| RYE BU | 116 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,181 |
| WHT AC | 294 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,358 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 102 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 82,040 |
| CATTLE KS | 569 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 529 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 615 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,144 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 707 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 117 |
| FAMILIES | 315 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,921 |
| FRN CA | 1,771 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,350 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 343 |
| HOUSES | 291 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 274 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 290 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 292 |
| MD MALE | 294 |
| MD TOT | 586 |
| MILK COWS | 864 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 290 |
| OC TOT | 293 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 572 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 1,770 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,480 |
| SUP AM | 14,683 |
| SUP FOR | 16,191 |
| SUP JV | 132 |
| SUP PAT | 7,399 |
| SUP SC | 7,152 |
| SUP TOT | 30,874 |
| SWINE | 420 |
| SWINE KS | 585 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 295 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 426 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 233 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055016— 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. Vital de Lambton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-vital-de-lambton-qc139025-1891/.