St. Jérôme, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jérôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,961. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.798°N, 74.030°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jérôme had a population of 1,961: 1,005 male and 956 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,567 |
| 1891 | 1,961 |
| 1901 | 2,072 |
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. Jérôme shared boundaries with:
- Mille Isles
- St. Canut
- St. Colomban
- St. Hypolite
- St. Janvier
- St. Jérôme, Town—Ville
- St. Sauveur
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Ste. Monique
- Ste. Sophie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,961 total population, 1,005 males, 956 females, 641 married persons, 327 families, 321 married females, 320 married males, 64 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,256 single persons under 18, 659 single males under 18, 597 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,865 French Canadians, 96 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 322 houses, 322 occupied houses, 319 houses of 1 story, 315 houses built of wood, 116 houses of 3 rooms, 81 houses of 4 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 1 room, 6 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 97,678 pounds of homemade butter, 49,551 bushels of potatoes, 38,795 bushels of oats, 36,176 acres of land in farms, 25,734 acres of improved land in farms, 22,304 acres of farmland under crops, 10,442 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,600 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,196 bushels of buckwheat, 4,587 acres of hay crops, 4,476 tons of hay, 4,183 chickens, 3,777 acres of oats, 3,632 bushels of turnips, 3,354 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,834 bushels of peas, 2,654 bushels of barley, 1,485 sheep, 1,446 milk cows, 1,308 bushels of spring wheat, 1,112 bushels of corn, 927 swine slaughtered or sold, 817 swine, 736 other cattle, 639 sheep slaughtered or sold, 590 horses aged over 3 years, 417 acres of potatoes, 324 occupants of farms, 299 cattle killed or sold, 296 farm occupants who own their land, 249 turkeys, 187 acres of barley, 185 horses aged 3 years and under, 156 acres of wheat, 115 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, Capacity of silos (tons): 110, 108 ducks, 91 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 74 bushels of beans, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 56 other fowl, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 42 geese, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 11 oxen, 10 pounds of fine wool produced on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912399
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-qc193008-1891/.