St. Célestin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Célestin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.209°N, 72.407°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Célestin had a population of 1,532: 758 male and 774 female residents. Population density was 46.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 468 |
| 1861 | 1,355 |
| 1871 | 1,609 |
| 1881 | 1,656 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,320 |
| 1911 | 1,380 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
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 Annaville (St. Célestin), VL, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Célestin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 774 |
| Number of males | 758 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 774 |
| POP M | 758 |
| POP TOT | 1,532 |
| Total population | 1,532 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 998 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,530 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 253 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 252 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 2 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 247 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 238 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,307 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,836 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,186 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,611 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,536 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,372 |
| Acres of oats | 2,926 |
| Acres of potatoes | 166 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 346 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 237 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,772 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,494 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,135 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,167 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,524 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 640 |
| BWT BU | 5,772 |
| CRN BU | 1,494 |
| HAY AC | 3,611 |
| HAY TONS | 2,537 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 188 |
| Number of chickens | 3,416 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 246 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 87 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 337 |
| Number of milk cows | 763 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 248 |
| Number of other cattle | 528 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 45 |
| Number of sheep | 1,460 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 670 |
| Number of swine | 439 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 529 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 2,926 |
| OAT BU | 33,135 |
| PEA BU | 1,642 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 18,167 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,975 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,250 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,537 |
| WHT AC | 346 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,524 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 114 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 188 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 501 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 497 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 998 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,975 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 87 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 1,530 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,416 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 337 |
| HOUSES | 253 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 238 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 252 |
| INF 11 A | 45 |
| MD FEM | 247 |
| MD MALE | 248 |
| MD TOT | 495 |
| MILK COWS | 763 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 246 |
| OC TOT | 248 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 528 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,460 |
| SHEEP KS | 670 |
| SUP AM | 14,536 |
| SUP FOR | 8,836 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 4,307 |
| SUP SC | 10,186 |
| SUP TOT | 23,372 |
| SWINE | 439 |
| SWINE KS | 529 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 253 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 640 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008— 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. Célestin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc175008-1891/.