St. Zéphirin de Courval, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Zéphirin de Courval was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,632. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q371275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.041°N, 72.592°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Zéphirin de Courval had a population of 1,632: 858 male and 774 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,632 |
| 1911 | 1,383 |
| 1921 | 1,246 |
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 St. Zéphirin, 1901 (94.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Zéphirin de Courval shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,632 total population, 858 males, 774 females, 562 married persons, 289 families, 281 married females, 281 married males, 49 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,021 single persons under 18, 557 single males under 18, 464 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,624 French Canadians, 8 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 278 houses, 278 occupied houses, 271 houses of 1 story, 261 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses built of brick, 13 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,361 bushels of oats, 28,053 acres of land in farms, 17,009 bushels of potatoes, 16,392 acres of improved land in farms, 13,896 pounds of homemade butter, 11,661 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,290 acres of farmland under crops, 7,639 bushels of peas, 5,059 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,773 bushels of buckwheat, 4,736 bushels of spring wheat, 4,535 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,077 acres of oats, 4,044 chickens, 3,331 acres of hay crops, 2,623 tons of hay, 1,351 milk cows, 989 sheep, 713 swine, 690 sheep slaughtered or sold, 665 swine slaughtered or sold, 631 bushels of turnips, 621 acres of wheat, 611 other cattle, 487 bushels of corn, 456 horses aged over 3 years, 278 bushels of barley, 258 occupants of farms, 256 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 254 farm occupants who own their land, 242 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 167 cattle killed or sold, 161 acres of potatoes, 147 bushels of beans, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 106 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 bushels of rye, 72 geese, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of barley, 16 oxen, 13 turkeys, 4 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| J.-E. (Jules-Ernest) Livernois | 1851–1933 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q371275
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Z%C3%A9phirin-de-Courval
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Z%C3%A9phirin-de-Courval
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. Zéphirin de Courval, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-z-phirin-de-courval-qc197009-1891/.