St. Césaire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Césaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,623. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.410°N, 72.983°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Césaire had a population of 1,623: 802 male and 821 female residents. Population density was 52.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,737 |
| 1881 | 4,064 |
| 1891 | 1,623 |
| 1901 | 1,456 |
| 1911 | 1,315 |
| 1921 | 1,264 |
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. Césaire, 1881 (64.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Césaire shared boundaries with:
- Farnham
- L'Ange Gardien
- St. Césaire, Village
- St. Damase
- St. Michel
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- St. Pie
- Ste. Angèle
- Ste. Brigide
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 821 |
| Number of males | 802 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 274 |
| Number of married persons | 548 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 821 |
| POP M | 802 |
| POP TOT | 1,623 |
| Total population | 1,623 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 511 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 510 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,021 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,618 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 286 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 264 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 89 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 196 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 478 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 256 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,580 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,202 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,627 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,034 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,463 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,665 |
| Acres of oats | 2,876 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 415 |
| BAR AC | 478 |
| BAR BU | 5,557 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,557 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,218 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,115 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,938 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,047 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,116 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,084 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,415 |
| BWT BU | 1,218 |
| CRN BU | 5,115 |
| HAY AC | 9,034 |
| HAY TONS | 6,548 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 275 |
| Number of chickens | 4,252 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 208 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 61 |
| Number of geese | 210 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 589 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,064 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 272 |
| Number of other cattle | 523 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 912 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 651 |
| Number of swine | 838 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 602 |
| Number of turkeys | 110 |
| OAT AC | 2,876 |
| OAT BU | 32,938 |
| PEA BU | 6,047 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 16,116 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,582 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,462 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,548 |
| WHT AC | 415 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,084 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 172 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,462 |
| CATTLE KS | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 511 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 510 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,021 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,582 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 291 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 1,618 |
| GEESE | 210 |
| GRA BU | 236 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,252 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 589 |
| HOUSES | 286 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 139 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 196 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 264 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 274 |
| MD MALE | 274 |
| MD TOT | 548 |
| MILK COWS | 1,064 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 61 |
| OC P | 208 |
| OC TOT | 272 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 523 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 912 |
| SHEEP KS | 651 |
| SUP AM | 20,463 |
| SUP FOR | 2,202 |
| SUP JV | 256 |
| SUP PAT | 1,580 |
| SUP SC | 18,627 |
| SUP TOT | 22,665 |
| SWINE | 838 |
| SWINE KS | 602 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 286 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 6,415 |
| TURKEY | 110 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911984
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. Césaire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-saire-qc184007-1891/.