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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 965 total population, 500 males, 465 females, 341 married persons, 190 families, 171 married females, 170 married males, 40 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 584 single persons under 18, 318 single males under 18, 266 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 953 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 171 houses, 171 occupied houses, 154 houses built of wood, 100 houses of 1 story, 70 houses of 2 stories, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 15 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,295 bushels of oats, 27,370 pounds of homemade butter, 13,453 acres of land in farms, 11,799 bushels of potatoes, 11,366 acres of improved land in farms, 8,591 acres of farmland under crops, 5,871 bushels of barley, 4,035 chickens, 3,762 acres of oats, 3,092 acres of hay crops, 2,716 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,711 tons of hay, 2,234 bushels of buckwheat, 2,171 bushels of peas, 2,087 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,890 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,437 bushels of spring wheat, 1,150 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 801 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 711 bushels of corn, 692 acres of barley, 605 sheep slaughtered or sold, 604 sheep, 572 milk cows, 511 other cattle, 492 swine, 489 swine slaughtered or sold, 416 horses aged over 3 years, 316 acres of wheat, 252 cattle killed or sold, 242 bushels of rye, 183 occupants of farms, 153 horses aged 3 years and under, 140 farm occupants who own their land, 138 geese, 125 acres of potatoes, 109 turkeys, 59 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 59 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of beans, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 26 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 employees on farms, 15 ducks, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.