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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912319. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,393 total population, 705 males, 688 females, 423 married persons, 240 families, 212 married males, 211 married females, 68 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 902 single persons under 18, 468 single males under 18, 434 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,373 French Canadians, 20 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 226 houses, 226 occupied houses, 209 houses of 1 story, 208 houses built of wood, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses built of brick, 7 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,233 pounds of homemade butter, 40,821 bushels of oats, 33,646 bushels of potatoes, 20,838 acres of land in farms, 19,055 acres of improved land in farms, 15,060 acres of farmland under crops, 7,962 acres of hay crops, 7,151 bushels of buckwheat, 6,736 bushels of peas, 6,611 tons of hay, 6,565 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,863 chickens, 5,452 bushels of corn, 4,197 acres of oats, 3,821 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,676 bushels of barley, 2,288 bushels of turnips, 1,783 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,293 sheep, 937 geese, 927 sheep slaughtered or sold, 757 bushels of spring wheat, 711 milk cows, 692 horses aged over 3 years, 678 turkeys, 637 swine slaughtered or sold, 571 swine, 465 other cattle, 357 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 289 acres of potatoes, 281 horses aged 3 years and under, 224 acres of barley, 214 occupants of farms, 213 bushels of beans, 212 cattle killed or sold, 191 farm occupants who own their land, 185 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 176 ducks, 174 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 161 other fowl, 144 acres of wheat, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of turnips, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912319
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/.