St. Calixte, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Calixte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,002. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461933. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.952°N, 73.882°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Calixte had a population of 1,002: 513 male and 489 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,297 |
| 1881 | 1,234 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 827 |
| 1921 | 859 |
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. Calixte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,002 total population, 513 males, 489 females, 332 married persons, 197 families, 166 married females, 166 married males, 35 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 635 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 302 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 869 French Canadians, 133 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 167 occupied houses, 165 houses, 161 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 56 uninhabited houses, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 27 houses of 1 room, 18 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,772 pounds of homemade butter, 26,008 acres of land in farms, 15,979 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,204 bushels of oats, 12,497 bushels of potatoes, 10,029 acres of improved land in farms, 6,121 acres of farmland under crops, 3,877 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,257 acres of hay crops, 1,969 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,823 tons of hay, 1,808 bushels of buckwheat, 1,707 chickens, 1,645 acres of oats, 691 sheep, 602 milk cows, 426 bushels of turnips, 386 bushels of barley, 362 swine slaughtered or sold, 337 other cattle, 315 sheep slaughtered or sold, 240 horses aged over 3 years, 236 swine, 221 bushels of peas, 178 occupants of farms, 174 farm occupants who own their land, 125 acres of potatoes, 104 cattle killed or sold, 81 bushels of corn, 69 horses aged 3 years and under, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 acres of barley, 48 turkeys, 39 bushels of beans, 32 bushels of spring wheat, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 oxen, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 other fowl, 7 geese, 5 ducks, 4 acres of turnips, 4 acres of wheat, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461933
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Calixte
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Calixte
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. Calixte, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-calixte-qc170002-1891/.