St. Esprit, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Esprit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,419. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.904°N, 73.669°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Esprit had a population of 1,419: 693 male and 726 female residents. Population density was 66.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,980 |
| 1861 | 1,820 |
| 1871 | 1,537 |
| 1881 | 1,685 |
| 1891 | 1,419 |
| 1901 | 1,392 |
| 1911 | 1,401 |
| 1921 | 1,504 |
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 St. Esprit, 1881 (87.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Esprit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 314 |
| Number of families | 314 |
| Number of females | 726 |
| Number of males | 693 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 441 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 726 |
| POP M | 693 |
| POP TOT | 1,419 |
| Total population | 1,419 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 912 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,419 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 285 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 28 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 24 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 233 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 222 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 147 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,931 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,563 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,362 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,300 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,365 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,928 |
| Acres of oats | 3,033 |
| Acres of potatoes | 189 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 478 |
| BAR AC | 147 |
| BAR BU | 2,557 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,557 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,135 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,803 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,648 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,908 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,908 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,319 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,384 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 660 |
| BWT BU | 3,135 |
| CRN BU | 1,648 |
| HAY AC | 4,300 |
| HAY TONS | 4,807 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 165 |
| Number of chickens | 4,023 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 242 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 179 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 255 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 508 |
| Number of milk cows | 641 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 290 |
| Number of other cattle | 377 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 127 |
| Number of sheep | 1,079 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 545 |
| Number of swine | 651 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 746 |
| Number of turkeys | 117 |
| OAT AC | 3,033 |
| OAT BU | 39,908 |
| PEA BU | 9,908 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 17,319 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,616 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,253 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,807 |
| WHT AC | 478 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,384 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,253 |
| CATTLE KS | 165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 469 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 443 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 912 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,616 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 255 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 314 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,419 |
| GEESE | 179 |
| GRA BU | 2,803 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,023 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 508 |
| HOUSES | 285 |
| HOUSES B | 28 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 222 |
| HOUSES S | 24 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 233 |
| INF 11 A | 127 |
| MD FEM | 220 |
| MD MALE | 221 |
| MD TOT | 441 |
| MILK COWS | 641 |
| NAME CD | Montcalm |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 242 |
| OC TOT | 290 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 377 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,079 |
| SHEEP KS | 545 |
| SUP AM | 14,365 |
| SUP FOR | 6,563 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 2,931 |
| SUP SC | 11,362 |
| SUP TOT | 20,928 |
| SWINE | 651 |
| SWINE KS | 746 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 285 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 660 |
| TURKEY | 117 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073005— 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. Esprit, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-esprit-qc170005-1891/.