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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462149. 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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,041 total population, 522 males, 519 females, 378 married persons, 191 married females, 187 married males, 181 families, 41 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 622 single persons under 18, 316 single males under 18, 306 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,041 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 174 houses, 174 occupied houses, 173 houses of 1 story, 146 houses built of wood, 59 houses of 2 rooms, 54 houses of 1 room, 28 houses built of stone, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,170 pounds of homemade butter, 21,011 acres of land in farms, 21,001 bushels of oats, 11,184 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,827 acres of improved land in farms, 6,376 bushels of potatoes, 4,943 acres of farmland under crops, 4,865 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,157 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,884 acres of oats, 1,606 bushels of buckwheat, 1,549 chickens, 1,273 acres of hay crops, 1,144 bushels of spring wheat, 1,121 tons of hay, 900 sheep, 896 bushels of rye, 739 bushels of turnips, 709 bushels of barley, 509 bushels of peas, 448 sheep slaughtered or sold, 424 milk cows, 411 other cattle, 271 swine slaughtered or sold, 238 oxen, 235 swine, 183 occupants of farms, 170 farm occupants who own their land, 166 acres of wheat, 140 horses aged over 3 years, 93 cattle killed or sold, 92 acres of barley, 73 acres of potatoes, 48 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 other fowl, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of beans, 6 geese, 4 turkeys, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462149
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ferr%C3%A9ol-les-Neiges
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ferr%C3%A9ol-les-Neiges
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/.