St. Michel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.450°N, 73.051°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Michel had a population of 832: 407 male and 425 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 832 |
| 1901 | 749 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Michel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 832 total population, 425 females, 407 males, 287 married persons, 186 families, 145 married females, 142 married males, 31 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 514 single persons under 18, 258 single males under 18, 256 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 715 French Canadians, 117 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 185 houses, 185 occupied houses, 165 houses built of wood, 117 houses of 1 story, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 68 houses of 2 stories, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses built of brick, 7 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,090 pounds of homemade butter, 19,507 bushels of oats, 16,268 bushels of potatoes, 11,972 acres of land in farms, 9,529 acres of improved land in farms, 6,687 bushels of turnips, 6,560 acres of farmland under crops, 4,343 tons of hay, 4,291 acres of hay crops, 4,282 bushels of corn, 3,781 bushels of barley, 2,630 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,601 chickens, 2,562 bushels of spring wheat, 2,496 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,443 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,232 bushels of peas, 1,837 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,192 acres of oats, 686 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 677 sheep, 589 bushels of buckwheat, 588 swine, 562 milk cows, 473 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 459 swine slaughtered or sold, 437 sheep slaughtered or sold, 409 bushels of beans, 324 horses aged over 3 years, 270 cattle killed or sold, 262 acres of wheat, 258 other cattle, 246 acres of barley, 205 other fowl, 200 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 185 occupants of farms, 171 bushels of rye, 169 acres of potatoes, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 121 turkeys, 103 geese, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 farm occupants who rent their land, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 acres of turnips, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 ducks, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC194009— 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. Michel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-qc184013-1891/.