St. Casimir, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Casimir was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.682°N, 72.158°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Casimir had a population of 2,927: 1,497 male and 1,430 female residents. Population density was 75.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 1,667 |
| 1871 | 2,263 |
| 1881 | 2,662 |
| 1891 | 2,927 |
| 1901 | 2,456 |
| 1911 | 2,640 |
| 1921 | 734 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Casimir, 1901 (69.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Thuribe, 1901 (30.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Casimir 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 | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 474 |
| Number of families | 474 |
| Number of females | 1,430 |
| Number of males | 1,497 |
| Number of married females | 487 |
| Number of married males | 485 |
| Number of married persons | 972 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP F | 1,430 |
| POP M | 1,497 |
| POP TOT | 2,927 |
| Total population | 2,927 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 974 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,862 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,920 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 418 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 410 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 394 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 158 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 418 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,879 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,211 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,723 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,087 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,678 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,889 |
| Acres of oats | 3,527 |
| Acres of potatoes | 184 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 332 |
| BAR AC | 146 |
| BAR BU | 1,583 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,583 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,360 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,636 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,524 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,332 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,615 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 536 |
| BWT BU | 5,360 |
| CRN BU | 204 |
| HAY AC | 3,087 |
| HAY TONS | 4,762 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 488 |
| Number of chickens | 3,595 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 354 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 115 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 447 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,379 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 387 |
| Number of other cattle | 857 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 166 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 102 |
| Number of sheep | 1,992 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,317 |
| Number of swine | 465 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 657 |
| OAT AC | 3,527 |
| OAT BU | 52,636 |
| PEA BU | 1,524 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 18,332 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,442 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,424 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,628 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,762 |
| WHT AC | 332 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,615 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 166 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,628 |
| CATTLE KS | 488 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 888 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 974 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,862 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,442 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 115 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 474 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,424 |
| FRN CA | 2,920 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,595 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 447 |
| HOUSES | 418 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 394 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 158 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 410 |
| INF 11 A | 102 |
| MD FEM | 487 |
| MD MALE | 485 |
| MD TOT | 972 |
| MILK COWS | 1,379 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 16 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 354 |
| OC TOT | 387 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 857 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 1,992 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,317 |
| SUP AM | 18,678 |
| SUP FOR | 8,211 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 5,879 |
| SUP SC | 12,723 |
| SUP TOT | 26,889 |
| SWINE | 465 |
| SWINE KS | 657 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 418 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 536 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
| WORKING OX | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080012— 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. Casimir, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-casimir-qc178013-1891/.