St. Clément, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Clément was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 833. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.915°N, 69.112°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Clément had a population of 833: 422 male and 411 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Clément, 1881 (49.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Clément shared boundaries with:
- Raudot & St. Jean de Dieu
- St. Cyprien Hocouart
- St. Epiphane
- St. François-Xavier & St. Hubert
- St. Paul de la Croix
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 833 total population, 422 males, 411 females, 241 married persons, 122 married females, 119 married males, 118 families, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 7.10 average size of families, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 575 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 283 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 833 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 110 houses, 110 houses built of wood, 110 occupied houses, 95 houses of 1 story, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 40,339 pounds of homemade butter, 19,387 acres of land in farms, 13,330 bushels of potatoes, 13,074 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,504 bushels of oats, 6,313 acres of improved land in farms, 3,266 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,046 acres of farmland under crops, 1,866 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,811 bushels of rye, 1,756 bushels of spring wheat, 1,735 acres of hay crops, 1,534 bushels of peas, 1,283 bushels of barley, 1,010 sheep, 979 tons of hay, 892 bushels of turnips, 656 chickens, 576 acres of oats, 497 bushels of buckwheat, 494 milk cows, 464 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 461 sheep slaughtered or sold, 333 swine slaughtered or sold, 279 swine, 228 acres of wheat, 200 other cattle, 138 cattle killed or sold, 127 horses aged over 3 years, 119 acres of potatoes, 109 occupants of farms, 107 acres of barley, 104 farm occupants who own their land, 47 bushels of winter wheat, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 oxen, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 other fowl, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 geese, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of corn, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461994
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Cl%C3%A9ment,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Cl%C3%A9ment_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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-qc192013-1891/.