St. Hermas, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Hermas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,217. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 74.197°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hermas had a population of 1,217: 591 male and 626 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,731 |
| 1861 | 1,583 |
| 1871 | 1,307 |
| 1881 | 1,253 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 1,034 |
| 1921 | 965 |
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. Hermas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,217 total population, 626 females, 591 males, 376 married persons, 214 families, 188 married females, 188 married males, 32 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 809 single persons under 18, 421 single females under 18, 388 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,214 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 213 houses, 213 occupied houses, 196 houses built of wood, 190 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 3 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses built of brick, 13 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,092 pounds of homemade butter, 31,990 bushels of oats, 26,430 bushels of potatoes, 14,527 acres of land in farms, 12,331 acres of improved land in farms, 10,385 chickens, 9,102 acres of farmland under crops, 5,103 tons of hay, 4,450 bushels of barley, 3,730 acres of hay crops, 3,166 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,718 bushels of peas, 2,577 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,555 acres of oats, 2,196 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,148 bushels of turnips, 1,820 bushels of buckwheat, 1,568 bushels of spring wheat, 1,248 swine, 1,110 turkeys, 937 sheep, 855 milk cows, 799 swine slaughtered or sold, 751 bushels of corn, 696 other cattle, 555 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 402 horses aged over 3 years, 390 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 376 acres of barley, 370 sheep slaughtered or sold, 247 acres of potatoes, 235 horses aged 3 years and under, 228 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 211 occupants of farms, 205 acres of wheat, 202 cattle killed or sold, 197 geese, 190 farm occupants who own their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 120, 83 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 60 bushels of beans, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 other fowl, 28 ducks, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912272
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. Hermas, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hermas-qc151008-1891/.