St. Gédéon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Gédéon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 960. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.528°N, 71.858°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Gédéon had a population of 960: 498 male and 462 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 654 |
| 1891 | 960 |
| 1901 | 1,155 |
| 1911 | 1,309 |
| 1921 | 731 |
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. Gédéon shared boundaries with:
- Hébertville, par.
- Racine, Dalmas, Taillon & Delisle
- St. Bruno
- St. Joseph d’Alma
- St. Jérôme
- St. Louis de Metabetchouan
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 462 |
| Number of males | 498 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 462 |
| POP M | 498 |
| POP TOT | 960 |
| Total population | 966 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 647 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 956 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 121 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 121 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,225 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,041 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,877 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,405 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,160 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,201 |
| Acres of oats | 784 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 509 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 1,384 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,384 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 574 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,492 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,593 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,098 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,579 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,607 |
| BWT BU | 574 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 1,405 |
| HAY TONS | 1,251 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 212 |
| Number of chickens | 809 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 172 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 139 |
| Number of milk cows | 391 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 238 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 882 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 572 |
| Number of swine | 218 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 296 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 784 |
| OAT BU | 10,492 |
| PEA BU | 1,593 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 10,098 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,730 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,268 |
| RYE BU | 410 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,251 |
| WHT AC | 509 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,579 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,268 |
| CATTLE KS | 212 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 341 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 647 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,730 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FRN CA | 956 |
| GEESE | 172 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 809 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 139 |
| HOUSES | 121 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 121 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 148 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 295 |
| MILK COWS | 391 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 238 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 882 |
| SHEEP KS | 572 |
| SUP AM | 7,160 |
| SUP FOR | 10,041 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 3,225 |
| SUP SC | 3,877 |
| SUP TOT | 17,201 |
| SWINE | 218 |
| SWINE KS | 296 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 121 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,607 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063018— 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. Gédéon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-g-d-on-qc149022-1891/.