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 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 density was 25.0 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).
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:
- 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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.10 |
| FAM NO | 118 |
| Number of families | 118 |
| Number of females | 411 |
| Number of males | 422 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 241 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 411 |
| POP M | 422 |
| POP TOT | 833 |
| Total population | 833 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 575 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 833 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 110 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 110 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 95 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 110 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,266 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,074 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,046 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,735 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,313 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,387 |
| Acres of oats | 576 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 228 |
| BAR AC | 107 |
| BAR BU | 1,283 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,283 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 497 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,504 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,534 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,330 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,811 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,756 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 892 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| BWT BU | 497 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,735 |
| HAY TONS | 979 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 138 |
| Number of chickens | 656 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 127 |
| Number of milk cows | 494 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 200 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 1,010 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 461 |
| Number of swine | 279 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 333 |
| OAT AC | 576 |
| OAT BU | 6,504 |
| PEA BU | 1,534 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 13,330 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 464 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,866 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,339 |
| RYE BU | 1,811 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 979 |
| WHT AC | 228 |
| WHT FALL BU | 47 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,756 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,339 |
| CATTLE KS | 138 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 283 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 575 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 464 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 118 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,866 |
| FRN CA | 833 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 656 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 127 |
| HOUSES | 110 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 110 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 241 |
| MILK COWS | 494 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 200 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,010 |
| SHEEP KS | 461 |
| SUP AM | 6,313 |
| SUP FOR | 13,074 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 3,266 |
| SUP SC | 3,046 |
| SUP TOT | 19,387 |
| SWINE | 279 |
| SWINE KS | 333 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 110 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 892 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192013— 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-qc192013-1891/.