St. Grégoire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Grégoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.261°N, 72.493°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Grégoire had a population of 1,843: 902 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,449 |
| 1851 | 2,750 |
| 1861 | 3,255 |
| 1861 | 2,581 |
| 1871 | 2,619 |
| 1871 | 2,342 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1891 | 1,377 |
| 1901 | 1,706 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1911 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,183 |
| 1921 | 1,149 |
| 1921 | 774 |
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. Grégoire shared boundaries with:
- Bécancour
- Larochelle, Village
- Nicolet
- Notre-Dame de Bonsecours
- St. Alexandre
- St. Athanase
- St. Célestin
- Ste. Angèle
- Ste. Angèle de Laval
- Ste. Brigide
- Ste. Marie de Monnoir
- Ste. Monique
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 941 |
| Number of males | 902 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 509 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 941 |
| POP M | 902 |
| POP TOT | 1,843 |
| Total population | 1,843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 645 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,275 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,838 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 270 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 248 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 170 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 177 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 270 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,521 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,654 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,976 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,362 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,570 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,224 |
| Acres of oats | 5,132 |
| Acres of potatoes | 286 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 566 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 823 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 823 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,166 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 562 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,874 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,887 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,546 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,381 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 564 |
| BWT BU | 8,166 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3 |
| CRN BU | 562 |
| HAY AC | 9,362 |
| HAY TONS | 6,662 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 308 |
| Number of chickens | 5,163 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 266 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 166 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 179 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 518 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,511 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 268 |
| Number of other cattle | 931 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 1,421 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 946 |
| Number of swine | 657 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 805 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 5,132 |
| OAT BU | 52,874 |
| PEA BU | 1,887 |
| POT AC | 286 |
| POT BU | 22,546 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,951 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 762 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,187 |
| RYE BU | 89 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,662 |
| WHT AC | 566 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,381 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 121 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,187 |
| CATTLE KS | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 645 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 630 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,275 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,951 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 179 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 762 |
| FRN CA | 1,838 |
| GEESE | 166 |
| GRA BU | 238 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,163 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 518 |
| HOUSES | 270 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 177 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 248 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 257 |
| MD MALE | 252 |
| MD TOT | 509 |
| MILK COWS | 1,511 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 266 |
| OC TOT | 268 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 931 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,421 |
| SHEEP KS | 946 |
| SILOS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 24,570 |
| SUP FOR | 11,654 |
| SUP JV | 73 |
| SUP PAT | 6,521 |
| SUP SC | 17,976 |
| SUP TOT | 36,224 |
| SWINE | 657 |
| SWINE KS | 805 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 270 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 564 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059006— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gr-goire-qc175011-1891/.