Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1891 census)
Baie St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.428°N, 70.663°W.
Population
In 1891, Baie St. Paul had a population of 3,760: 1,867 male and 1,893 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,212 |
| 1861 | 3,664 |
| 1871 | 3,623 |
| 1881 | 3,794 |
| 1891 | 3,760 |
| 1901 | 2,519 |
| 1911 | 2,305 |
| 1921 | 2,220 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Baie St. Paul, T-V, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Baie St. Paul shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,760 total population, 1,893 females, 1,867 males, 1,223 married persons, 613 married males, 610 married females, 587 families, 120 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,417 single persons under 18, 1,214 single females under 18, 1,203 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,748 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 575 houses, 575 occupied houses, 559 houses built of wood, 471 houses of 1 story, 139 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 110 houses of 3 rooms, 102 houses of 4 rooms, 96 houses of 2 stories, 78 houses of 1 room, 75 uninhabited houses, 71 houses of 5 rooms, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses built of stone, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,423 acres of land in farms, 53,737 pounds of homemade butter, 41,161 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 36,649 bushels of potatoes, 29,828 acres of improved land in farms, 28,064 bushels of oats, 26,595 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,206 acres of farmland in pasture, 14,296 acres of farmland under crops, 10,567 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,493 bushels of rye, 7,553 bushels of buckwheat, 6,177 chickens, 5,892 tons of hay, 4,574 acres of hay crops, 4,529 bushels of spring wheat, 4,113 sheep, 2,974 bushels of turnips, 2,825 acres of oats, 2,296 bushels of peas, 2,077 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,607 bushels of barley, 1,466 milk cows, 1,451 other cattle, 1,249 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,171 geese, 969 swine, 936 acres of wheat, 784 cattle killed or sold, 663 oxen, 615 horses aged over 3 years, 564 occupants of farms, 520 farm occupants who own their land, 455 turkeys, 355 acres of potatoes, 326 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 289 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 207 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 184 horses aged 3 years and under, 158 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 145 acres of barley, 134 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 113 ducks, 92 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 83 other fowl, 81 bushels of beans, 81 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 bushels of winter wheat, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 acres of turnips, 31 bushels of corn, Capacity of silos (tons): 1, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048001_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139231
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
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). "Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baie-st-paul-qc147001-1891/.