St. Jacques, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.955°N, 73.570°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jacques had a population of 2,423: 1,185 male and 1,238 female residents. Population density was 83.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,759 |
| 1861 | 3,254 |
| 1871 | 2,754 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 2,423 |
| 1901 | 2,580 |
| 1911 | 2,753 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Jacques, 1881 (65.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jacques 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 495 |
| Number of families | 495 |
| Number of females | 1,238 |
| Number of males | 1,185 |
| Number of married females | 407 |
| Number of married males | 405 |
| Number of married persons | 812 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 1,238 |
| POP M | 1,185 |
| POP TOT | 2,423 |
| Total population | 2,423 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 775 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 742 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,517 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,422 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 408 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 24 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 27 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 357 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 380 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 408 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 227 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,841 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,561 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,646 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,183 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,520 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,081 |
| Acres of oats | 3,347 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 418 |
| BAR AC | 227 |
| BAR BU | 3,564 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,564 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,863 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,181 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,956 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,513 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,093 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,659 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,438 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,138 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 5,863 |
| CRN BU | 7,956 |
| HAY AC | 5,183 |
| HAY TONS | 7,317 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 238 |
| Number of chickens | 9,643 |
| Number of ducks | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 373 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 249 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 691 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,251 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 384 |
| Number of other cattle | 517 |
| Number of other fowl | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 112 |
| Number of sheep | 992 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 468 |
| Number of swine | 1,425 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 676 |
| Number of turkeys | 407 |
| OAT AC | 3,347 |
| OAT BU | 38,513 |
| PEA BU | 3,093 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 25,659 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 16,656 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,748 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,172 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 91,092 |
| RYE BU | 121 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,317 |
| WHT AC | 418 |
| WHT FALL BU | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,438 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 108 |
| BEN BU | 287 |
| BUTTER LB | 91,092 |
| CATTLE KS | 238 |
| CHEESE LB | 16,656 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 775 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 742 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,517 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,748 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 249 |
| DUCKS | 93 |
| FAMILIES | 495 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,172 |
| FRN CA | 2,422 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| GRA BU | 2,181 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,643 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 691 |
| HOUSES | 408 |
| HOUSES B | 24 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 380 |
| HOUSES S | 27 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 127 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 357 |
| INF 11 A | 112 |
| MD FEM | 407 |
| MD MALE | 405 |
| MD TOT | 812 |
| MILK COWS | 1,251 |
| NAME CD | Montcalm |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 373 |
| OC TOT | 384 |
| OTHER FOWL | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 517 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 992 |
| SHEEP KS | 468 |
| SUP AM | 17,520 |
| SUP FOR | 9,561 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 4,841 |
| SUP SC | 12,646 |
| SUP TOT | 27,081 |
| SWINE | 1,425 |
| SWINE KS | 676 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 408 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 10,138 |
| TURKEY | 407 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176007— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-qc170006-1891/.