St. Côme de Kennebec, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Côme de Kennebec was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912027. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.059°N, 70.518°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Côme de Kennebec had a population of 1,279: 657 male and 622 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,279 |
| 1901 | 1,339 |
| 1911 | 1,747 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Côme de Linière, 1881 (23.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Côme de Kennebec 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 1,279 total population, 657 males, 622 females, 396 married persons, 220 families, 198 married females, 198 married males, 33 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 850 single persons under 18, 445 single males under 18, 405 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,061 French Canadians, 218 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 199 houses, 199 houses built of wood, 199 occupied houses, 149 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 2 stories, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 1 room, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,779 acres of land in farms, 28,625 pounds of homemade butter, 23,593 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,360 bushels of oats, 11,599 bushels of potatoes, 9,186 acres of improved land in farms, 5,818 acres of farmland under crops, 4,477 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,501 acres of hay crops, 3,337 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,397 chickens, 2,085 bushels of spring wheat, 1,867 tons of hay, 1,524 acres of oats, 1,380 sheep, 1,001 bushels of peas, 927 bushels of turnips, 771 sheep slaughtered or sold, 614 bushels of buckwheat, 495 bushels of barley, 456 milk cows, 428 other cattle, 283 acres of wheat, 263 swine slaughtered or sold, 239 horses aged over 3 years, 207 occupants of farms, 205 oxen, 194 farm occupants who own their land, 140 swine, 139 cattle killed or sold, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 104 acres of potatoes, 70 geese, 69 acres of barley, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 other fowl, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 bushels of beans, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 acres of turnips, 10 ducks, 6 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912027
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. Côme de Kennebec, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-me-de-kennebec-qc139007-1891/.