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 170 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 | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 626 |
| Number of males | 591 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 626 |
| POP M | 591 |
| POP TOT | 1,217 |
| Total population | 1,217 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 421 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 809 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,214 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 213 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 196 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 213 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 376 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,166 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,196 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,102 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,730 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,331 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,527 |
| Acres of oats | 2,555 |
| Acres of potatoes | 247 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 205 |
| BAR AC | 376 |
| BAR BU | 4,450 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,450 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,820 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 555 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 751 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,990 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,718 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,430 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,568 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,148 |
| BWT BU | 1,820 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 120 |
| CRN BU | 751 |
| HAY AC | 3,730 |
| HAY TONS | 5,103 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 202 |
| Number of chickens | 10,385 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 190 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 197 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 235 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 402 |
| Number of milk cows | 855 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 211 |
| Number of other cattle | 696 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 83 |
| Number of sheep | 937 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 370 |
| Number of swine | 1,248 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 799 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,110 |
| OAT AC | 2,555 |
| OAT BU | 31,990 |
| PEA BU | 2,718 |
| POT AC | 247 |
| POT BU | 26,430 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 390 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 228 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,577 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,092 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,103 |
| WHT AC | 205 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,568 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,092 |
| CATTLE KS | 202 |
| CHEESE LB | 390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 421 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 388 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 809 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 228 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 235 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,577 |
| FRN CA | 1,214 |
| GEESE | 197 |
| GRA BU | 555 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,385 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 402 |
| HOUSES | 213 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 196 |
| INF 11 A | 83 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| MILK COWS | 855 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 190 |
| OC TOT | 211 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 696 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 937 |
| SHEEP KS | 370 |
| SILOS | 120 |
| SUP AM | 12,331 |
| SUP FOR | 2,196 |
| SUP JV | 631 |
| SUP PAT | 3,166 |
| SUP SC | 9,102 |
| SUP TOT | 14,527 |
| SWINE | 1,248 |
| SWINE KS | 799 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 213 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,148 |
| TURKEY | 1,110 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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/.