St. Irénée, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Irénée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,152. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.575°N, 70.246°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Irénée had a population of 1,152: 588 male and 564 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 811 |
| 1861 | 998 |
| 1871 | 997 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,152 |
| 1901 | 1,059 |
| 1911 | 1,290 |
| 1921 | 1,052 |
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 contained St. Irénée, 1881 (77.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Irénée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.60 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 564 |
| Number of males | 588 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 564 |
| POP M | 588 |
| POP TOT | 1,152 |
| Total population | 1,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 357 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 381 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 738 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,152 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 137 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 122 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,577 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,262 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,326 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,079 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,947 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,209 |
| Acres of oats | 1,303 |
| Acres of potatoes | 110 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 958 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 329 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 329 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,274 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,900 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 989 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,428 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 934 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,607 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 575 |
| BWT BU | 1,274 |
| HAY AC | 1,079 |
| HAY TONS | 1,057 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 189 |
| Number of chickens | 1,212 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 217 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 179 |
| Number of milk cows | 359 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 127 |
| Number of other cattle | 350 |
| Number of other fowl | 84 |
| Number of oxen | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1,097 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 785 |
| Number of swine | 350 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 365 |
| Number of turkeys | 54 |
| OAT AC | 1,303 |
| OAT BU | 5,900 |
| PEA BU | 989 |
| POT AC | 110 |
| POT BU | 16,428 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,625 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,790 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,821 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,036 |
| RYE BU | 934 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,057 |
| WHT AC | 958 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,607 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,036 |
| CATTLE KS | 189 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,625 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 357 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 381 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 738 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,790 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,821 |
| FRN CA | 1,152 |
| GEESE | 217 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,212 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 179 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 122 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 137 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 195 |
| MD MALE | 194 |
| MD TOT | 389 |
| MILK COWS | 359 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 127 |
| OTHER FOWL | 84 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 350 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,097 |
| SHEEP KS | 785 |
| SUP AM | 10,947 |
| SUP FOR | 6,262 |
| SUP JV | 44 |
| SUP PAT | 4,577 |
| SUP SC | 6,326 |
| SUP TOT | 17,209 |
| SWINE | 350 |
| SWINE KS | 365 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 575 |
| TURKEY | 54 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912301
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. Irénée, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ir-n-e-qc147010-1891/.