St. Calixte, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Calixte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,002. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.952°N, 73.882°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Calixte had a population of 1,002: 513 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 14.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,297 |
| 1881 | 1,234 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 827 |
| 1921 | 859 |
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. Calixte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 197 |
| Number of families | 197 |
| Number of females | 489 |
| Number of males | 513 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 332 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 489 |
| POP M | 513 |
| POP TOT | 1,002 |
| Total population | 1,002 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 635 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 869 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 133 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 165 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 161 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 147 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,877 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,979 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,121 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,257 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,029 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,008 |
| Acres of oats | 1,645 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 48 |
| BAR BU | 386 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,808 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,204 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,497 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 426 |
| BWT BU | 1,808 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 3,257 |
| HAY TONS | 1,823 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 104 |
| Number of chickens | 1,707 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 174 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 69 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 240 |
| Number of milk cows | 602 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 178 |
| Number of other cattle | 337 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 691 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 315 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 1,645 |
| OAT BU | 13,204 |
| PEA BU | 221 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 12,497 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,969 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,772 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,823 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 32 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,772 |
| CATTLE KS | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 635 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,969 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 69 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 197 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 869 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,707 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 240 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 56 |
| HOUSES W | 161 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 166 |
| MD MALE | 166 |
| MD TOT | 332 |
| MILK COWS | 602 |
| NAME CD | Montcalm |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 174 |
| OC TOT | 178 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 337 |
| OTHERS | 133 |
| SHEEP | 691 |
| SHEEP KS | 315 |
| SUP AM | 10,029 |
| SUP FOR | 15,979 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 3,877 |
| SUP SC | 6,121 |
| SUP TOT | 26,008 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 362 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 167 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 426 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Calixte, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-calixte-qc170002-1891/.