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 density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,279 |
| 1901 | 1,339 |
| 1911 | 1,747 |
| 1921 | 1,141 |
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 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 | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 622 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 198 |
| Number of married persons | 396 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 622 |
| POP M | 657 |
| POP TOT | 1,279 |
| Total population | 1,279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 850 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,061 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 218 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 199 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 199 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 149 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 199 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,337 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,593 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,818 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,501 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,186 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,779 |
| Acres of oats | 1,524 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 283 |
| BAR AC | 69 |
| BAR BU | 495 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 614 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,360 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,001 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,599 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,085 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 927 |
| BWT BU | 614 |
| HAY AC | 3,501 |
| HAY TONS | 1,867 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 139 |
| Number of chickens | 2,397 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 194 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 70 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 239 |
| Number of milk cows | 456 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 428 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 205 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 1,380 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 771 |
| Number of swine | 140 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 263 |
| OAT AC | 1,524 |
| OAT BU | 18,360 |
| PEA BU | 1,001 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 11,599 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,477 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,625 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,867 |
| WHT AC | 283 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,085 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 49 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 139 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 850 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,477 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 220 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,061 |
| GEESE | 70 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,397 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 239 |
| HOUSES | 199 |
| HOUSES CON | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 149 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 199 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 198 |
| MD MALE | 198 |
| MD TOT | 396 |
| MILK COWS | 456 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 194 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 428 |
| OTHERS | 218 |
| SHEEP | 1,380 |
| SHEEP KS | 771 |
| SUP AM | 9,186 |
| SUP FOR | 23,593 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 3,337 |
| SUP SC | 5,818 |
| SUP TOT | 32,779 |
| SWINE | 140 |
| SWINE KS | 263 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 199 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 927 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 205 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040007— 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/.