St. Cyriac, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Cyriac was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 435. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.412°N, 71.438°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Cyriac had a population of 435: 223 male and 212 female residents. Population density was 4.3 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Kénogami & St. Cyriac, 1901 (83.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Cyriac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.90 |
| FAM NO | 63 |
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 212 |
| Number of males | 223 |
| Number of married females | 76 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of married persons | 150 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 212 |
| POP M | 223 |
| POP TOT | 435 |
| Total population | 435 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 129 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 149 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 278 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 435 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 58 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 58 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 58 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 755 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,381 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,219 |
| Acres of hay crops | 529 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,974 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,355 |
| Acres of oats | 289 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 102 |
| BAR AC | 53 |
| BAR BU | 437 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,757 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 843 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,255 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 156 |
| HAY AC | 529 |
| HAY TONS | 374 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 358 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 74 |
| Number of milk cows | 158 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 58 |
| Number of other cattle | 132 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 370 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 207 |
| Number of swine | 55 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 93 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 289 |
| OAT BU | 2,757 |
| PEA BU | 843 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 2,255 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,268 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,073 |
| RYE BU | 63 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 374 |
| WHT AC | 102 |
| WHT FALL BU | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 390 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,073 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 149 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 278 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,268 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.90 |
| FRN CA | 435 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 358 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 74 |
| HOUSES | 58 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 58 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 76 |
| MD MALE | 74 |
| MD TOT | 150 |
| MILK COWS | 158 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 56 |
| OC TOT | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 132 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 370 |
| SHEEP KS | 207 |
| SUP AM | 1,974 |
| SUP FOR | 6,381 |
| SUP PAT | 755 |
| SUP SC | 1,219 |
| SUP TOT | 8,355 |
| SWINE | 55 |
| SWINE KS | 93 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 58 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 45 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149018— 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. Cyriac, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cyriac-qc149018-1891/.