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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911983. 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 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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,532 total population, 774 females, 758 males, 495 married persons, 265 families, 248 married males, 247 married females, 39 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 998 single persons under 18, 501 single females under 18, 497 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,530 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 253 houses, 253 occupied houses, 252 houses built of wood, 247 houses of 2 stories, 238 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 1 story, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,135 bushels of oats, 23,372 acres of land in farms, 22,250 pounds of homemade butter, 18,167 bushels of potatoes, 14,536 acres of improved land in farms, 10,186 acres of farmland under crops, 8,836 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,772 bushels of buckwheat, 4,307 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,975 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,611 acres of hay crops, 3,416 chickens, 2,926 acres of oats, 2,537 tons of hay, 2,524 bushels of spring wheat, 1,642 bushels of peas, 1,494 bushels of corn, 1,460 sheep, 763 milk cows, 670 sheep slaughtered or sold, 640 bushels of turnips, 529 swine slaughtered or sold, 528 other cattle, 439 swine, 346 acres of wheat, 337 horses aged over 3 years, 248 occupants of farms, 246 farm occupants who own their land, 237 bushels of barley, 188 cattle killed or sold, 166 acres of potatoes, 114 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 107 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 99 oxen, 87 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 bushels of beans, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 geese, 23 acres of barley, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 turkeys, 5 ducks, 3 acres of turnips, 3 other fowl, 2 bushels of rye, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911983
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/.