St. Jérôme, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jérôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.403°N, 71.891°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jérôme had a population of 1,835: 944 male and 891 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,803 |
| 1891 | 1,835 |
| 1901 | 1,579 |
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. Jérôme, 1881 (68.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jérôme, VL, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jérôme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.40 |
| FAM NO | 249 |
| Number of families | 249 |
| Number of females | 891 |
| Number of males | 944 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 282 |
| Number of married persons | 566 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 891 |
| POP M | 944 |
| POP TOT | 1,835 |
| Total population | 1,835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 583 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,230 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,833 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 225 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 218 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,612 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,277 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,054 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,669 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,717 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,994 |
| Acres of oats | 1,449 |
| Acres of potatoes | 172 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,223 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 811 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 811 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,474 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,741 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,522 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,884 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,078 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,897 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 508 |
| BWT BU | 3,474 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 1,669 |
| HAY TONS | 1,573 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 367 |
| Number of chickens | 2,144 |
| Number of ducks | 50 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 193 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 310 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 326 |
| Number of milk cows | 952 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 554 |
| Number of oxen | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,724 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,233 |
| Number of swine | 574 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 629 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 1,449 |
| OAT BU | 17,741 |
| PEA BU | 4,522 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 20,884 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,886 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 105 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,311 |
| RYE BU | 1,078 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,573 |
| WHT AC | 1,223 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,897 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 77 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,311 |
| CATTLE KS | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 583 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 647 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,230 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,886 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 249 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 105 |
| FRN CA | 1,833 |
| GEESE | 310 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,144 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 326 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 218 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 225 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 284 |
| MD MALE | 282 |
| MD TOT | 566 |
| MILK COWS | 952 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 193 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 554 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,724 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,233 |
| SUP AM | 13,717 |
| SUP FOR | 9,277 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 4,612 |
| SUP SC | 9,054 |
| SUP TOT | 22,994 |
| SWINE | 574 |
| SWINE KS | 629 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 226 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 508 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149026— 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. Jérôme, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-qc149024-1891/.