St. Jean, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.203°N, 70.215°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean had a population of 761: 387 male and 374 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 348 |
| 1861 | 348 |
| 1871 | 612 |
| 1881 | 653 |
| 1891 | 761 |
| 1901 | 726 |
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. Jean 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 761 total population, 387 males, 374 females, 236 married persons, 118 married females, 118 married males, 95 families, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 8 average size of families, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 510 single persons under 18, 259 single males under 18, 251 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 761 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 86 houses, 86 houses built of wood, 86 occupied houses, 82 houses of 1 story, 28 houses of 1 room, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,676 acres of land in farms, 9,113 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,649 pounds of homemade butter, 5,814 bushels of potatoes, 4,563 acres of improved land in farms, 2,942 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,857 bushels of oats, 1,674 bushels of spring wheat, 1,637 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,604 acres of farmland under crops, 1,122 bushels of peas, 597 sheep, 551 tons of hay, 547 chickens, 532 acres of hay crops, 403 acres of oats, 377 acres of wheat, 291 bushels of turnips, 284 sheep slaughtered or sold, 281 bushels of barley, 193 milk cows, 166 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 136 bushels of buckwheat, 128 other cattle, 122 bushels of rye, 111 swine, 100 swine slaughtered or sold, 86 horses aged over 3 years, 75 acres of potatoes, 66 occupants of farms, 63 cattle killed or sold, 63 farm occupants who own their land, 55 oxen, 52 geese, 33 acres of barley, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 turkeys, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 ducks, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other fowl, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149025— 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. Jean, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-qc149004-1891/.