St. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jacques le Mineur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.266°N, 73.432°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jacques le Mineur had a population of 1,393: 705 male and 688 female residents. Population density was 51.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,330 |
| 1871 | 1,835 |
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,393 |
| 1901 | 1,390 |
| 1911 | 1,090 |
| 1921 | 907 |
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. Jacques le Mineur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 240 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 688 |
| Number of males | 705 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 423 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 688 |
| POP M | 705 |
| POP TOT | 1,393 |
| Total population | 1,393 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 468 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 902 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,373 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 20 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 208 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 209 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 224 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,821 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,783 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,060 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,962 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,055 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,838 |
| Acres of oats | 4,197 |
| Acres of potatoes | 289 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 144 |
| BAR AC | 224 |
| BAR BU | 2,676 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,676 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,151 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,452 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,821 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,736 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,646 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 757 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,288 |
| BWT BU | 7,151 |
| CRN BU | 5,452 |
| HAY AC | 7,962 |
| HAY TONS | 6,611 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 212 |
| Number of chickens | 5,863 |
| Number of ducks | 176 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 191 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 937 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 281 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 692 |
| Number of milk cows | 711 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 214 |
| Number of other cattle | 465 |
| Number of other fowl | 161 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 1,293 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 927 |
| Number of swine | 571 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 637 |
| Number of turkeys | 678 |
| OAT AC | 4,197 |
| OAT BU | 40,821 |
| PEA BU | 6,736 |
| POT AC | 289 |
| POT BU | 33,646 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 185 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,565 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,233 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,611 |
| WHT AC | 144 |
| WHT SP BU | 757 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 213 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,233 |
| CATTLE KS | 212 |
| CHEESE LB | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 434 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 468 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 902 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,565 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 281 |
| DUCKS | 176 |
| FAMILIES | 240 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,373 |
| GEESE | 937 |
| GRA BU | 357 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,863 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 692 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 209 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 208 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 211 |
| MD MALE | 212 |
| MD TOT | 423 |
| MILK COWS | 711 |
| NAME CD | Laprairie |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 191 |
| OC TOT | 214 |
| OTHER FOWL | 161 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 465 |
| OTHERS | 20 |
| SHEEP | 1,293 |
| SHEEP KS | 927 |
| SUP AM | 19,055 |
| SUP FOR | 1,783 |
| SUP JV | 174 |
| SUP PAT | 3,821 |
| SUP SC | 15,060 |
| SUP TOT | 20,838 |
| SWINE | 571 |
| SWINE KS | 637 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 226 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,288 |
| TURKEY | 678 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064004_1861— 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. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-le-mineur-qc161006-1891/.