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 density was 38.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,631 |
| 1861 | 562 |
| 1861 | 244 |
| 1871 | 2,480 |
| 1881 | 2,567 |
| 1891 | 1,961 |
| 1901 | 2,072 |
| 1911 | 1,783 |
| 1921 | 1,762 |
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 327 |
| Number of families | 327 |
| Number of females | 956 |
| Number of males | 1,005 |
| Number of married females | 321 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 641 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 956 |
| POP M | 1,005 |
| POP TOT | 1,961 |
| Total population | 1,961 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 597 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 659 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,256 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,865 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 96 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 322 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 315 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 319 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 322 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 187 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,354 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,442 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,304 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,587 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,734 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,176 |
| Acres of oats | 3,777 |
| Acres of potatoes | 417 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 156 |
| BAR AC | 187 |
| BAR BU | 2,654 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,654 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,196 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,795 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,834 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,551 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,308 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,632 |
| BWT BU | 5,196 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 110 |
| CRN BU | 1,112 |
| HAY AC | 4,587 |
| HAY TONS | 4,476 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 299 |
| Number of chickens | 4,183 |
| Number of ducks | 108 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 296 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 185 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 590 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,446 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 324 |
| Number of other cattle | 736 |
| Number of other fowl | 56 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 1,485 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 639 |
| Number of swine | 817 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 927 |
| Number of turkeys | 249 |
| OAT AC | 3,777 |
| OAT BU | 38,795 |
| PEA BU | 2,834 |
| POT AC | 417 |
| POT BU | 49,551 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,600 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 97,678 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,476 |
| WHT AC | 156 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,308 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 115 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 91 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| BUTTER LB | 97,678 |
| CATTLE KS | 299 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 597 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 659 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,256 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,600 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 185 |
| DUCKS | 108 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 10 |
| FRN CA | 1,865 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,183 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 590 |
| HOUSES | 322 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 319 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 116 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 315 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 321 |
| MD MALE | 320 |
| MD TOT | 641 |
| MILK COWS | 1,446 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 296 |
| OC TOT | 324 |
| OTHER FOWL | 56 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 736 |
| OTHERS | 96 |
| SHEEP | 1,485 |
| SHEEP KS | 639 |
| SILOS | 110 |
| SUP AM | 25,734 |
| SUP FOR | 10,442 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 3,354 |
| SUP SC | 22,304 |
| SUP TOT | 36,176 |
| SWINE | 817 |
| SWINE KS | 927 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 322 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,632 |
| TURKEY | 249 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096010— 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/.