St. Canut, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Canut was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.708°N, 74.083°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Canut had a population of 639: 329 male and 310 female residents. Population density was 32.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 825 |
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 665 |
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 651 |
| 1911 | 665 |
| 1921 | 784 |
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. Canut shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 310 |
| Number of males | 329 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 197 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 310 |
| POP M | 329 |
| POP TOT | 639 |
| Total population | 639 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 422 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 524 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 115 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 120 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,114 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,417 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,376 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,137 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,537 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,954 |
| Acres of oats | 1,902 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 1,369 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,369 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,821 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 316 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,216 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,173 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,838 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,124 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 763 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,074 |
| BWT BU | 3,821 |
| CRN BU | 1,216 |
| HAY AC | 2,137 |
| HAY TONS | 2,186 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 132 |
| Number of chickens | 5,670 |
| Number of ducks | 189 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 111 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 60 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 272 |
| Number of milk cows | 537 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 129 |
| Number of other cattle | 307 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 356 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 143 |
| Number of swine | 518 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 314 |
| Number of turkeys | 730 |
| OAT AC | 1,902 |
| OAT BU | 27,173 |
| PEA BU | 1,838 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 21,124 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 480 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 315 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,282 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,960 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,186 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT SP BU | 763 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,960 |
| CATTLE KS | 132 |
| CHEESE LB | 480 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 199 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 422 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 315 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| DUCKS | 189 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,282 |
| FRN CA | 524 |
| GEESE | 60 |
| GRA BU | 316 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,670 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 272 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 120 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 98 |
| MD MALE | 99 |
| MD TOT | 197 |
| MILK COWS | 537 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 111 |
| OC TOT | 129 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 307 |
| OTHERS | 115 |
| SHEEP | 356 |
| SHEEP KS | 143 |
| SUP AM | 8,537 |
| SUP FOR | 4,417 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 2,114 |
| SUP SC | 6,376 |
| SUP TOT | 12,954 |
| SWINE | 518 |
| SWINE KS | 314 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 124 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,074 |
| TURKEY | 730 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052004— 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. Canut, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-canut-qc151004-1891/.