St. Cyrille, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Cyrille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,289. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.923°N, 70.088°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Cyrille had a population of 1,289: 658 male and 631 female residents. Population density was 5.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,289 |
| 1901 | 1,656 |
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,692 |
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 contained St. Cyrille, Lessard, Beaubien, Arago, Leverrier, 1881 (94.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Cyrille, 1901 (65.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Cyrille shared boundaries with:
- Cap St. Ignace
- Elgin & Taché
- Montminy, Rolette & Panet
- Patton & Ashburton
- St. Aubert
- St. Eugène
- St. Pamphile
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 226 |
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 631 |
| Number of males | 658 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 390 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 631 |
| POP M | 658 |
| POP TOT | 1,289 |
| Total population | 1,289 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 863 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,289 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 193 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 193 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,213 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,484 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,982 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,046 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,254 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,738 |
| Acres of oats | 816 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 160 |
| BAR AC | 156 |
| BAR BU | 1,536 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,536 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 742 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,007 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,099 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,136 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 783 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| BWT BU | 742 |
| CRN BU | 37 |
| HAY AC | 2,046 |
| HAY TONS | 1,519 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 94 |
| Number of chickens | 1,031 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 209 |
| Number of milk cows | 448 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 206 |
| Number of other cattle | 291 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 753 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 388 |
| Number of swine | 270 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 309 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 816 |
| OAT BU | 10,007 |
| PEA BU | 319 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 13,099 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 410 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,980 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,210 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,519 |
| WHT AC | 160 |
| WHT FALL BU | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,136 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 85 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,210 |
| CATTLE KS | 94 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 413 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 863 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 410 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 226 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,980 |
| FRN CA | 1,289 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,031 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 209 |
| HOUSES | 193 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 193 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 195 |
| MD MALE | 195 |
| MD TOT | 390 |
| MILK COWS | 448 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 206 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 291 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 753 |
| SHEEP KS | 388 |
| SUP AM | 10,254 |
| SUP FOR | 11,484 |
| SUP JV | 59 |
| SUP PAT | 7,213 |
| SUP SC | 2,982 |
| SUP TOT | 21,738 |
| SWINE | 270 |
| SWINE KS | 309 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 195 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 783 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912036
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. Cyrille, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cyrille-qc165005-1891/.