St. Jérôme, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jérôme, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,868. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.781°N, 74.009°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jérôme, Town—Ville had a population of 2,868: 1,443 male and 1,425 female residents. Population density was 597.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 705 |
| 1871 | 1,159 |
| 1881 | 2,032 |
| 1891 | 2,868 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,473 |
| 1921 | 5,491 |
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, Town—Ville 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 539 |
| Number of families | 539 |
| Number of females | 1,425 |
| Number of males | 1,443 |
| Number of married females | 483 |
| Number of married males | 482 |
| Number of married persons | 965 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| POP F | 1,425 |
| POP M | 1,443 |
| POP TOT | 2,868 |
| Total population | 2,868 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 858 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 917 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,775 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,741 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 127 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 527 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 55 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 467 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 430 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 76 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 527 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,208 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,823 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,252 |
| Acres of hay crops | 709 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,592 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,415 |
| Acres of oats | 512 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 250 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,795 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 565 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,781 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,133 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 507 |
| CRN BU | 192 |
| HAY AC | 709 |
| HAY TONS | 716 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 48 |
| Number of chickens | 1,932 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 71 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 257 |
| Number of milk cows | 370 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 244 |
| Number of other cattle | 64 |
| Number of other fowl | 104 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 183 |
| Number of sheep | 133 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 57 |
| Number of swine | 116 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 512 |
| OAT BU | 4,795 |
| PEA BU | 565 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 11,781 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 381 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 185 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,087 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 716 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 67 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,087 |
| CATTLE KS | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 858 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 917 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,775 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 381 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 539 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 185 |
| FRN CA | 2,741 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,932 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 257 |
| HOUSES | 527 |
| HOUSES B | 55 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 135 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 430 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 142 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 105 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 467 |
| INF 11 A | 183 |
| MD FEM | 483 |
| MD MALE | 482 |
| MD TOT | 965 |
| MILK COWS | 370 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 71 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 244 |
| OTHER FOWL | 104 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 64 |
| OTHERS | 127 |
| SHEEP | 133 |
| SHEEP KS | 57 |
| SUP AM | 4,592 |
| SUP FOR | 5,823 |
| SUP JV | 132 |
| SUP PAT | 2,208 |
| SUP SC | 2,252 |
| SUP TOT | 10,415 |
| SWINE | 116 |
| SWINE KS | 384 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 527 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,133 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 84 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 128 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096019— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-town-ville-qc193009-1891/.