Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)
Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.811°N, 71.222°W.
Population
In 1891, Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier had a population of 7,747: 3,422 male and 4,325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 7,913 |
| 1881 | 7,830 |
| 1891 | 7,747 |
| 1901 | 9,751 |
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, Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
- Banlieu
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Montcalm (Centre), Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
- St. Roch, South —Sud
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,747 total population, 4,325 females, 3,422 males, 2,333 married persons, 1,398 families, 1,173 married females, 1,160 married males, 436 widowed persons, 349 widowed females, 87 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,978 single persons under 18, 2,803 single females under 18, 2,175 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,842 French Canadians, 905 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,209 houses, 1,209 occupied houses, 756 houses built of brick, 583 houses of 2 stories, 485 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 389 houses of 1 story, 290 houses of 4 rooms, 284 houses built of wood, 187 houses of 3 stories, 169 houses built of stone, 147 houses of 3 rooms, 119 houses of 5 rooms, 74 houses of 2 rooms, 68 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 50 houses of more than 3 stories, 46 uninhabited houses, 22 houses under construction, 21 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,500 pounds of homemade butter, 1,220 bushels of turnips, 1,200 bushels of potatoes, 1,101 acres of land in farms, 778 chickens, 673 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 468 milk cows, 450 bushels of oats, 428 acres of improved land in farms, 342 horses aged over 3 years, 320 acres of farmland under crops, 131 acres of hay crops, 119 tons of hay, 94 acres of farmland in pasture, 90 swine, 44 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 32 other fowl, 23 occupants of farms, 21 farm occupants who own their land, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 20 other cattle, 18 acres of oats, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 sheep, 10 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of barley, 10 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of peas, 10 bushels of rye, 8 oxen, 7 ducks, 6 bushels of beans, 4 acres of wheat, 3 acres of turnips, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC179008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182004_1871— 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). "Québec, St. Jean, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-st-jean-ward-quartier-qc179008-1891/.