St. Emile (Wexford), Quebec (1891 census)
St. Emile (Wexford) was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 375. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.066°N, 73.978°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Emile (Wexford) had a population of 375: 184 male and 191 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 375 |
| 1901 | 464 |
| 1911 | 365 |
| 1921 | 241 |
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 was contained in Ste. Marguerite, 1881 (40.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Emile (Wexford) shared boundaries with:
- St. Calixte, Village
- St. Donat and Chilton
- St. Hypolite
- St. Théodore de Chertsey
- Ste. Lucie
- Ste. Marguerite
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 375 total population, 191 females, 184 males, 135 married persons, 71 families, 69 married females, 66 married males, 5.30 average size of families, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed persons. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 238 single persons under 18, 120 single females under 18, 118 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 353 French Canadians, 22 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 68 houses, 68 houses built of wood, 68 houses of 1 story, 68 occupied houses, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,839 acres of land in farms, 10,790 pounds of homemade butter, 7,757 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,261 bushels of potatoes, 4,082 acres of improved land in farms, 3,738 bushels of oats, 2,758 acres of farmland under crops, 1,525 bushels of buckwheat, 1,315 acres of hay crops, 1,312 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,141 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 891 bushels of turnips, 886 chickens, 645 tons of hay, 532 acres of oats, 413 sheep, 255 bushels of peas, 180 milk cows, 138 other cattle, 132 bushels of barley, 124 sheep slaughtered or sold, 122 swine, 99 swine slaughtered or sold, 93 horses aged over 3 years, 73 occupants of farms, 72 farm occupants who own their land, 64 bushels of spring wheat, 49 cattle killed or sold, 43 acres of potatoes, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 bushels of corn, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 oxen, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 bushels of beans, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 acres of barley, 7 acres of turnips, 7 geese, 6 acres of wheat, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912099
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. Emile (Wexford), Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-emile-wexford-qc170004-1891/.