St. Clément, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Clément was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,771. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.290°N, 73.887°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Clément had a population of 1,771: 905 male and 866 female residents. Population density was 59.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,212 |
| 1861 | 3,563 |
| 1871 | 2,068 |
| 1881 | 1,846 |
| 1881 | 1,015 |
| 1891 | 1,771 |
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 1,549 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 1,516 |
| 1911 | 1,208 |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
| 1921 | 608 |
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. Clément shared boundaries with:
- Beauharnois, Town—Ville
- St. Cyprien Hocouart
- St. Epiphane
- St. Etienne
- St. François-Xavier & St. Hubert
- St. Jean de Dieu & Raudot
- St. Joachim
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Paul de la Croix
- St. Timothée
- Ste. Martine
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 | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 866 |
| Number of males | 905 |
| Number of married females | 286 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 573 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 866 |
| POP M | 905 |
| POP TOT | 1,771 |
| Total population | 1,771 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 550 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 592 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,142 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,727 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 44 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 50 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 207 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 254 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 486 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 267 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,030 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,626 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,123 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,432 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,420 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,046 |
| Acres of oats | 3,703 |
| Acres of potatoes | 189 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 255 |
| BAR AC | 486 |
| BAR BU | 5,795 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,795 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,096 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 697 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,197 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 24,520 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,146 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,566 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 9,096 |
| CRN BU | 697 |
| HAY AC | 4,432 |
| HAY TONS | 3,256 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 420 |
| Number of chickens | 6,438 |
| Number of ducks | 84 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 217 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 89 |
| Number of geese | 271 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 309 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 718 |
| Number of milk cows | 940 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 307 |
| Number of other cattle | 701 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 120 |
| Number of sheep | 602 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 391 |
| Number of swine | 638 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 691 |
| Number of turkeys | 274 |
| OAT AC | 3,703 |
| OAT BU | 41,197 |
| PEA BU | 24,520 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 19,146 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 104 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,496 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,433 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,256 |
| WHT AC | 255 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,566 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 90 |
| BEN BU | 204 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,433 |
| CATTLE KS | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 592 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,142 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 104 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 309 |
| DUCKS | 84 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,496 |
| FRN CA | 1,727 |
| GEESE | 271 |
| GRA BU | 355 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,438 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 718 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 74 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 254 |
| HOUSES S | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 207 |
| INF 11 A | 120 |
| MD FEM | 286 |
| MD MALE | 287 |
| MD TOT | 573 |
| MILK COWS | 940 |
| NAME CD | Beauharnois |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 89 |
| OC P | 217 |
| OC TOT | 307 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 701 |
| OTHERS | 44 |
| SHEEP | 602 |
| SHEEP KS | 391 |
| SUP AM | 18,420 |
| SUP FOR | 1,626 |
| SUP JV | 267 |
| SUP PAT | 4,030 |
| SUP SC | 14,123 |
| SUP TOT | 20,046 |
| SWINE | 638 |
| SWINE KS | 691 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 282 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 133 |
| TURKEY | 274 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095009— 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. Clément, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cl-ment-qc140004-1891/.