St. Camille, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Camille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 939. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.690°N, 71.700°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Camille had a population of 939: 507 male and 432 female residents. Population density was 30.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 486 |
| 1871 | 606 |
| 1881 | 731 |
| 1891 | 939 |
| 1901 | 962 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Camille shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 432 |
| Number of males | 507 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 432 |
| POP M | 507 |
| POP TOT | 939 |
| Total population | 939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 601 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 936 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 155 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 155 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 155 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,089 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,999 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,450 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,223 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,608 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,607 |
| Acres of oats | 685 |
| Acres of potatoes | 93 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 67 |
| BAR AC | 52 |
| BAR BU | 621 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,984 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,981 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,026 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 777 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,053 |
| BWT BU | 3,984 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 3,223 |
| HAY TONS | 2,588 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 228 |
| Number of chickens | 1,452 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 115 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 140 |
| Number of milk cows | 479 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 162 |
| Number of other cattle | 588 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 973 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 704 |
| Number of swine | 174 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 207 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 685 |
| OAT BU | 10,981 |
| PEA BU | 179 |
| POT AC | 93 |
| POT BU | 10,026 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 74 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,095 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,934 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,588 |
| WHT AC | 67 |
| WHT SP BU | 777 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,934 |
| CATTLE KS | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 601 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 74 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 115 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,095 |
| FRN CA | 936 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,452 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 140 |
| HOUSES | 155 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 155 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 156 |
| MD TOT | 311 |
| MILK COWS | 479 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 157 |
| OC TOT | 162 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 588 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 973 |
| SHEEP KS | 704 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 7,608 |
| SUP FOR | 6,999 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 3,089 |
| SUP SC | 4,450 |
| SUP TOT | 14,607 |
| SWINE | 174 |
| SWINE KS | 207 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 155 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,053 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 132 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911968
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. Camille, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-camille-qc182015-1891/.