St. George, Quebec (1891 census)
St. George was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.131°N, 70.660°W.
Population
In 1891, St. George had a population of 3,099: 1,569 male and 1,530 female residents. Population density was 41.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,394 |
| 1861 | 1,770 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,746 |
| 1891 | 3,099 |
| 1901 | 3,287 |
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. George, 1881 (83.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 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 | 544 |
| Number of families | 544 |
| Number of females | 1,530 |
| Number of males | 1,569 |
| Number of married females | 476 |
| Number of married males | 473 |
| Number of married persons | 949 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 1,530 |
| POP M | 1,569 |
| POP TOT | 3,099 |
| Total population | 3,099 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,001 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,063 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,064 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,834 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 265 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 519 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 516 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 429 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 519 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,863 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 32,342 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,173 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,843 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,163 |
| Acres of land in farms | 64,505 |
| Acres of oats | 4,399 |
| Acres of potatoes | 333 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 633 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 808 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 808 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,584 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,812 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,426 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,440 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,509 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,483 |
| BWT BU | 1,584 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| CRN BU | 191 |
| HAY AC | 9,843 |
| HAY TONS | 6,175 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 502 |
| Number of chickens | 6,268 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 525 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 143 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 541 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,381 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 556 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,038 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 492 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 117 |
| Number of sheep | 4,175 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,382 |
| Number of swine | 513 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 753 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 4,399 |
| OAT BU | 55,812 |
| PEA BU | 2,426 |
| POT AC | 333 |
| POT BU | 28,440 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,597 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 794 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 107,554 |
| RYE BU | 149 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,175 |
| WHT AC | 633 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,509 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 154 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 68 |
| A 51 100 | 188 |
| BEN BU | 216 |
| BUTTER LB | 107,554 |
| CATTLE KS | 502 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,001 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,063 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,064 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,597 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 143 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 544 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 794 |
| FRN CA | 2,834 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| GRA BU | 143 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,268 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 541 |
| HOUSES | 519 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 93 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 429 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 125 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 49 |
| HOUSES W | 516 |
| INF 11 A | 117 |
| MD FEM | 476 |
| MD MALE | 473 |
| MD TOT | 949 |
| MILK COWS | 1,381 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 525 |
| OC TOT | 556 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,038 |
| OTHERS | 265 |
| SHEEP | 4,175 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,382 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 32,163 |
| SUP FOR | 32,342 |
| SUP JV | 127 |
| SUP PAT | 15,863 |
| SUP SC | 16,173 |
| SUP TOT | 64,505 |
| SWINE | 513 |
| SWINE KS | 753 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 519 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 2,483 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
| WORKING OX | 492 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139014— 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. George, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-qc139017-1891/.