St. Aimé, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Aimé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.911°N, 72.957°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Aimé had a population of 2,481: 1,259 male and 1,222 female residents. Population density was 92.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,310 |
| 1861 | 3,368 |
| 1871 | 3,150 |
| 1881 | 2,254 |
| 1891 | 2,481 |
| 1901 | 1,967 |
| 1911 | 1,088 |
| 1921 | 879 |
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. Aimé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 375 |
| Number of families | 375 |
| Number of females | 1,222 |
| Number of males | 1,259 |
| Number of married females | 428 |
| Number of married males | 434 |
| Number of married persons | 862 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 1,222 |
| POP M | 1,259 |
| POP TOT | 2,481 |
| Total population | 2,481 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 751 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 795 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,546 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,481 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 300 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 288 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 258 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 300 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 221 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,812 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,138 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,561 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,724 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,516 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,654 |
| Acres of oats | 4,942 |
| Acres of potatoes | 149 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 535 |
| BAR AC | 221 |
| BAR BU | 2,413 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,413 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,104 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 985 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,075 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,206 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,979 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,484 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 44 |
| BWT BU | 8,104 |
| CRN BU | 985 |
| HAY AC | 3,724 |
| HAY TONS | 2,608 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 408 |
| Number of chickens | 4,650 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of employees on farms | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 229 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 175 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 584 |
| Number of milk cows | 923 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 355 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,029 |
| Number of other fowl | 47 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 143 |
| Number of sheep | 1,472 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 721 |
| Number of swine | 852 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 762 |
| Number of turkeys | 99 |
| OAT AC | 4,942 |
| OAT BU | 55,075 |
| PEA BU | 2,206 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 14,979 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 820 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,761 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,608 |
| WHT AC | 535 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,484 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 100 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,220 |
| CATTLE KS | 408 |
| CHEESE LB | 820 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 751 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 795 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,546 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,761 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 175 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 375 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 2,481 |
| GEESE | 229 |
| GRA BU | 304 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,650 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 584 |
| HOUSES | 300 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 258 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 92 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 65 |
| HOUSES W | 288 |
| INF 11 A | 143 |
| MD FEM | 428 |
| MD MALE | 434 |
| MD TOT | 862 |
| MILK COWS | 923 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC E | 107 |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 355 |
| OTHER FOWL | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,029 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,472 |
| SHEEP KS | 721 |
| SUP AM | 16,516 |
| SUP FOR | 3,138 |
| SUP JV | 143 |
| SUP PAT | 3,812 |
| SUP SC | 12,561 |
| SUP TOT | 19,654 |
| SWINE | 852 |
| SWINE KS | 762 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 300 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 44 |
| TURKEY | 99 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082001— 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. Aimé, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-aim-qc181002-1891/.