St. Grégoire le Grand, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Grégoire le Grand was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.331°N, 73.149°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Grégoire le Grand had a population of 1,377: 703 male and 674 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,377 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Grégoire le Grand, 1901 (94.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Grégoire le Grand shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,377 total population, 703 males, 674 females, 458 married persons, 241 families, 230 married males, 228 married females, 51 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 868 single persons under 18, 455 single males under 18, 413 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,359 French Canadians, 18 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 houses, 240 occupied houses, 213 houses built of wood, 203 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 2 stories, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses built of stone, 13 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,142 bushels of oats, 28,304 pounds of homemade butter, 21,159 acres of land in farms, 18,866 acres of improved land in farms, 15,063 acres of farmland under crops, 13,666 bushels of potatoes, 9,761 acres of hay crops, 6,939 tons of hay, 5,193 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,705 chickens, 3,689 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,143 bushels of barley, 2,812 acres of oats, 2,517 bushels of corn, 2,321 bushels of buckwheat, 2,293 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,112 bushels of peas, 1,389 bushels of spring wheat, 1,064 sheep, 819 sheep slaughtered or sold, 801 milk cows, 631 other cattle, 580 geese, 473 horses aged over 3 years, 427 swine, 368 turkeys, 317 bushels of rye, 272 cattle killed or sold, 266 acres of barley, 253 horses aged 3 years and under, 251 bushels of turnips, 228 occupants of farms, 208 farm occupants who own their land, 203 acres of wheat, 136 swine slaughtered or sold, 123 acres of potatoes, 114 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 110 oxen, 84 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 54, 51 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 ducks, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157007— 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. Grégoire le Grand, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gr-goire-le-grand-qc157007-1891/.