St. Clet, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Clet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 965. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.351°N, 74.225°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Clet had a population of 965: 500 male and 465 female residents. Population density was 62.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,257 |
| 1861 | 1,121 |
| 1871 | 1,057 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 965 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 1,006 |
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. Clet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 190 |
| Number of families | 190 |
| Number of females | 465 |
| Number of males | 500 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of married persons | 341 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 465 |
| POP M | 500 |
| POP TOT | 965 |
| Total population | 965 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 584 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 953 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 692 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,716 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,087 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,591 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,092 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,366 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,453 |
| Acres of oats | 3,762 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of wheat | 316 |
| BAR AC | 692 |
| BAR BU | 5,871 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,871 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,234 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 801 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,295 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,171 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,799 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,437 |
| BWT BU | 2,234 |
| CRN BU | 711 |
| HAY AC | 3,092 |
| HAY TONS | 2,711 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 252 |
| Number of chickens | 4,035 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 138 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 153 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 416 |
| Number of milk cows | 572 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 511 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 59 |
| Number of sheep | 604 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 605 |
| Number of swine | 492 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 489 |
| Number of turkeys | 109 |
| OAT AC | 3,762 |
| OAT BU | 35,295 |
| PEA BU | 2,171 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 11,799 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,150 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,890 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,370 |
| RYE BU | 242 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,711 |
| WHT AC | 316 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,437 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,370 |
| CATTLE KS | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 584 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,150 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 153 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 190 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,890 |
| FRN CA | 953 |
| GEESE | 138 |
| GRA BU | 801 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,035 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 416 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 59 |
| MD FEM | 171 |
| MD MALE | 170 |
| MD TOT | 341 |
| MILK COWS | 572 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC E | 17 |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 511 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 604 |
| SHEEP KS | 605 |
| SUP AM | 11,366 |
| SUP FOR | 2,087 |
| SUP JV | 59 |
| SUP PAT | 2,716 |
| SUP SC | 8,591 |
| SUP TOT | 13,453 |
| SWINE | 492 |
| SWINE KS | 489 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TURKEY | 109 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912023
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. Clet, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-clet-qc190005-1891/.