St. Côme, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Côme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.270°N, 73.795°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Côme had a population of 850: 458 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 14.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 811 |
| 1891 | 850 |
| 1901 | 1,031 |
| 1911 | 954 |
| 1921 | 963 |
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. Côme shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- St. Alphonse
- St. Donat & Chilton
- St. Théodore de Chertsey
- Ste. Béatrice
- Ste. Emélie de l'Energie
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 |
| FAM NO | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 458 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 392 |
| POP M | 458 |
| POP TOT | 850 |
| Total population | 850 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 548 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 840 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,321 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,047 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,913 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,197 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,268 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,315 |
| Acres of oats | 1,442 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 39 |
| BAR AC | 39 |
| BAR BU | 1,672 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,672 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,817 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,872 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,372 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,498 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,233 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,022 |
| BWT BU | 4,817 |
| CRN BU | 186 |
| HAY AC | 3,197 |
| HAY TONS | 1,597 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 149 |
| Number of chickens | 2,587 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 151 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 212 |
| Number of milk cows | 402 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 334 |
| Number of oxen | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 874 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 267 |
| Number of swine | 397 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 242 |
| Number of turkeys | 23 |
| OAT AC | 1,442 |
| OAT BU | 53,872 |
| PEA BU | 3,372 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 40,498 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,437 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 574 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,911 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,597 |
| WHT AC | 39 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,233 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,911 |
| CATTLE KS | 149 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 548 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,437 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 574 |
| FRN CA | 840 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 418 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,587 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 212 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 74 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 142 |
| MD MALE | 143 |
| MD TOT | 285 |
| MILK COWS | 402 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 151 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 334 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 874 |
| SHEEP KS | 267 |
| SUP AM | 7,268 |
| SUP FOR | 15,047 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 2,321 |
| SUP SC | 4,913 |
| SUP TOT | 22,315 |
| SWINE | 397 |
| SWINE KS | 242 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 157 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 3,022 |
| TURKEY | 23 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912028
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-me-qc159006-1891/.