St. Gervais, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Gervais was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.710°N, 70.862°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Gervais had a population of 2,072: 1,059 male and 1,013 female residents. Population density was 52.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,133 |
| 1861 | 2,717 |
| 1871 | 2,420 |
| 1881 | 2,215 |
| 1891 | 2,072 |
| 1901 | 1,936 |
| 1911 | 2,017 |
| 1921 | 1,736 |
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. Gervais, 1881 (93.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Gervais shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 432 |
| Number of families | 432 |
| Number of females | 1,013 |
| Number of males | 1,059 |
| Number of married females | 326 |
| Number of married males | 327 |
| Number of married persons | 653 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP F | 1,013 |
| POP M | 1,059 |
| POP TOT | 2,072 |
| Total population | 2,072 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 690 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,327 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,072 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 345 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 342 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 311 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 140 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,054 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,538 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,925 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,090 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,119 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,657 |
| Acres of oats | 4,749 |
| Acres of potatoes | 296 |
| Acres of turnips | 92 |
| Acres of wheat | 296 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 696 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,012 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,338 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 781 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,604 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,658 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,977 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,484 |
| BWT BU | 3,012 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| CRN BU | 87 |
| HAY AC | 9,090 |
| HAY TONS | 5,139 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 280 |
| Number of chickens | 2,639 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 306 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 148 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 369 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,388 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 324 |
| Number of other cattle | 719 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 481 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 90 |
| Number of sheep | 1,110 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 883 |
| Number of swine | 624 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,186 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 4,749 |
| OAT BU | 35,338 |
| PEA BU | 781 |
| POT AC | 296 |
| POT BU | 29,604 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,507 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 26 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 116,496 |
| RYE BU | 1,658 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,139 |
| WHT AC | 296 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,977 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 119 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| BUTTER LB | 116,496 |
| CATTLE KS | 280 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 690 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,327 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,507 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 148 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 432 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 26 |
| FRN CA | 2,072 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,639 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 369 |
| HOUSES | 345 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 311 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 342 |
| INF 11 A | 90 |
| MD FEM | 326 |
| MD MALE | 327 |
| MD TOT | 653 |
| MILK COWS | 1,388 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 306 |
| OC TOT | 324 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 719 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,110 |
| SHEEP KS | 883 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 23,119 |
| SUP FOR | 5,538 |
| SUP JV | 140 |
| SUP PAT | 8,054 |
| SUP SC | 14,925 |
| SUP TOT | 28,657 |
| SWINE | 624 |
| SWINE KS | 1,186 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 345 |
| TUR AC | 92 |
| TUR BU | 6,484 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
| WORKING OX | 481 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042010— 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. Gervais, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gervais-qc141006-1891/.