St. Féréol, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Féréol was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.136°N, 70.867°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Féréol had a population of 1,041: 522 male and 519 female residents. Population density was 30.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 667 |
| 1861 | 882 |
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,061 |
| 1891 | 1,041 |
| 1901 | 1,052 |
| 1911 | 1,136 |
| 1921 | 1,348 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Féréol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 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 | 181 |
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 519 |
| Number of males | 522 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 519 |
| POP M | 522 |
| POP TOT | 1,041 |
| Total population | 1,041 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 622 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,041 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 174 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 28 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 54 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 174 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,865 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,184 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,943 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,273 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,827 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,011 |
| Acres of oats | 1,884 |
| Acres of potatoes | 73 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 166 |
| BAR AC | 92 |
| BAR BU | 709 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 709 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,606 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,001 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 509 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,376 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 896 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,144 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 739 |
| BWT BU | 1,606 |
| HAY AC | 1,273 |
| HAY TONS | 1,121 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 93 |
| Number of chickens | 1,549 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 170 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 33 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 140 |
| Number of milk cows | 424 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 411 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 238 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 900 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 448 |
| Number of swine | 235 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 271 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 1,884 |
| OAT BU | 21,001 |
| PEA BU | 509 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 6,376 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 27 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,157 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,170 |
| RYE BU | 896 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,121 |
| WHT AC | 166 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,144 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,170 |
| CATTLE KS | 93 |
| CHEESE LB | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 622 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 27 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,157 |
| FRN CA | 1,041 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,549 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 140 |
| HOUSES | 174 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES S | 28 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 48 |
| MD FEM | 191 |
| MD MALE | 187 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| MILK COWS | 424 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 170 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 411 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 900 |
| SHEEP KS | 448 |
| SUP AM | 9,827 |
| SUP FOR | 11,184 |
| SUP JV | 19 |
| SUP PAT | 4,865 |
| SUP SC | 4,943 |
| SUP TOT | 21,011 |
| SWINE | 235 |
| SWINE KS | 271 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 174 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 739 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 238 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075006— 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. Féréol, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-r-ol-qc172006-1891/.