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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 486 |
| 1871 | 606 |
| 1881 | 731 |
| 1891 | 939 |
| 1901 | 962 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 939 total population, 507 males, 432 females, 311 married persons, 172 families, 156 married males, 155 married females, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed males, 11 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 601 single persons under 18, 335 single males under 18, 266 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 936 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 155 houses, 155 houses built of wood, 155 occupied houses, 154 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,934 pounds of homemade butter, 14,607 acres of land in farms, 10,981 bushels of oats, 10,026 bushels of potatoes, 7,608 acres of improved land in farms, 6,999 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,450 acres of farmland under crops, 3,984 bushels of buckwheat, 3,223 acres of hay crops, 3,095 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,089 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,053 bushels of turnips, 2,588 tons of hay, 1,452 chickens, 973 sheep, 777 bushels of spring wheat, 704 sheep slaughtered or sold, 685 acres of oats, 621 bushels of barley, 588 other cattle, 479 milk cows, 228 cattle killed or sold, 207 swine slaughtered or sold, 179 bushels of peas, 174 swine, 162 occupants of farms, 157 farm occupants who own their land, 140 horses aged over 3 years, 132 oxen, 115 horses aged 3 years and under, 93 acres of potatoes, Capacity of silos (tons): 75, 74 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 acres of wheat, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 bushels of beans, 52 acres of barley, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 bushels of corn, 30 geese, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 9 turkeys, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 other fowl, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.