St. Cyprien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Cyprien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,703. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 73.402°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Cyprien had a population of 1,703: 866 male and 837 female residents. Population density was 38.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 4,579 |
| 1871 | 3,273 |
| 1881 | 1,887 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,421 |
| 1911 | 1,063 |
| 1921 | 1,165 |
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. Cyprien shared boundaries with:
- Napierville, Village
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- St. Valentin
- Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie
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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 290 |
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 837 |
| Number of males | 866 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 837 |
| POP M | 866 |
| POP TOT | 1,703 |
| Total population | 1,703 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 587 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,128 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,692 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 286 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 24 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 248 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 194 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 92 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 140 |
| Number of occupied houses | 286 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 88 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 135 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 240 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,236 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,605 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,838 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,113 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,314 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,919 |
| Acres of oats | 1,639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR AC | 135 |
| BAR BU | 1,649 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,649 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,450 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,665 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,755 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,639 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,957 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,225 |
| BWT BU | 4,450 |
| CRN BU | 1,665 |
| HAY AC | 5,113 |
| HAY TONS | 3,357 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 368 |
| Number of chickens | 7,553 |
| Number of ducks | 255 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 228 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 906 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 405 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 798 |
| Number of milk cows | 708 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 256 |
| Number of other cattle | 560 |
| Number of other fowl | 72 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,001 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 652 |
| Number of swine | 548 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 651 |
| Number of turkeys | 950 |
| OAT AC | 1,639 |
| OAT BU | 18,755 |
| PEA BU | 2,639 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 5,957 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,587 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 306 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,245 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,357 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 356 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 95 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,245 |
| CATTLE KS | 368 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 541 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 587 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,128 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,587 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 405 |
| DUCKS | 255 |
| FAMILIES | 290 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 306 |
| FRN CA | 1,692 |
| GEESE | 906 |
| GRA BU | 181 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,553 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 798 |
| HOUSES | 286 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 194 |
| HOUSES S | 24 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 140 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 88 |
| HOUSES W | 248 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 260 |
| MD MALE | 260 |
| MD TOT | 520 |
| MILK COWS | 708 |
| NAME CD | Napierville |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 228 |
| OC TOT | 256 |
| OTHER FOWL | 72 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 560 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 1,001 |
| SHEEP KS | 652 |
| SUP AM | 25,314 |
| SUP FOR | 2,605 |
| SUP JV | 240 |
| SUP PAT | 5,236 |
| SUP SC | 19,838 |
| SUP TOT | 27,919 |
| SWINE | 548 |
| SWINE KS | 651 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 286 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,225 |
| TURKEY | 950 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077001— 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. Cyprien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cyprien-qc174002-1891/.