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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911982. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,662 |
| 1891 | 2,927 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,927 total population, 1,497 males, 1,430 females, 972 married persons, 487 married females, 485 married males, 474 families, 93 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,862 single persons under 18, 974 single males under 18, 888 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,920 French Canadians, 7 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 418 houses, 418 occupied houses, 410 houses built of wood, 394 houses of 1 story, 158 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 82 houses of 5 rooms, 73 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 2 rooms, 35 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 4 houses built of brick, 4 houses built of stone, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,636 bushels of oats, 42,628 pounds of homemade butter, 26,889 acres of land in farms, 18,678 acres of improved land in farms, 18,332 bushels of potatoes, 12,723 acres of farmland under crops, 8,211 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,879 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,360 bushels of buckwheat, 4,762 tons of hay, 4,424 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,595 chickens, 3,527 acres of oats, 3,087 acres of hay crops, 2,615 bushels of spring wheat, 2,442 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,992 sheep, 1,583 bushels of barley, 1,524 bushels of peas, 1,379 milk cows, 1,317 sheep slaughtered or sold, 857 other cattle, 657 swine slaughtered or sold, 536 bushels of turnips, 488 cattle killed or sold, 465 swine, 447 horses aged over 3 years, 387 occupants of farms, 354 farm occupants who own their land, 332 acres of wheat, 204 bushels of corn, 184 acres of potatoes, 166 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 146 acres of barley, 115 horses aged 3 years and under, 102 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 99 oxen, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 other fowl, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 bushels of beans, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 employees on farms, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 ducks, 4 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911982
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/.