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 density was 10.5 people per square mile.
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 71 |
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 191 |
| Number of males | 184 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 66 |
| Number of married persons | 135 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 2 |
| POP F | 191 |
| POP M | 184 |
| POP TOT | 375 |
| Total population | 375 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 118 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 238 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 353 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 22 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 68 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 68 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,312 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,757 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,315 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,082 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,839 |
| Acres of oats | 532 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 132 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,525 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,738 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,261 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 891 |
| BWT BU | 1,525 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 1,315 |
| HAY TONS | 645 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 49 |
| Number of chickens | 886 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 93 |
| Number of milk cows | 180 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 73 |
| Number of other cattle | 138 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 413 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 124 |
| Number of swine | 122 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| OAT AC | 532 |
| OAT BU | 3,738 |
| PEA BU | 255 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,261 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,141 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,790 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 645 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 64 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,790 |
| CATTLE KS | 49 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 118 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 238 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,141 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 353 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 886 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 93 |
| HOUSES | 68 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 68 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 69 |
| MD MALE | 66 |
| MD TOT | 135 |
| MILK COWS | 180 |
| NAME CD | Montcalm |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 72 |
| OC TOT | 73 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 138 |
| OTHERS | 22 |
| SHEEP | 413 |
| SHEEP KS | 124 |
| SUP AM | 4,082 |
| SUP FOR | 7,757 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 1,312 |
| SUP SC | 2,758 |
| SUP TOT | 11,839 |
| SWINE | 122 |
| SWINE KS | 99 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 68 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 891 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 2 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
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/.