St. Janvier, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Janvier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,055. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.714°N, 73.925°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Janvier had a population of 1,055: 498 male and 557 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,544 |
| 1861 | 1,569 |
| 1871 | 1,300 |
| 1881 | 1,150 |
| 1891 | 1,055 |
| 1901 | 1,016 |
| 1911 | 1,030 |
| 1921 | 1,025 |
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. Janvier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,055 total population, 557 females, 498 males, 354 married persons, 180 families, 177 married females, 177 married males, 42 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 659 single persons under 18, 353 single females under 18, 306 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,054 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 180 houses, 180 occupied houses, 176 houses of 1 story, 171 houses built of wood, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 8 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,955 pounds of homemade butter, 32,856 bushels of potatoes, 23,519 bushels of oats, 15,990 acres of land in farms, 11,799 acres of improved land in farms, 11,508 acres of farmland under crops, 4,191 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,352 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,229 bushels of peas, 3,039 bushels of buckwheat, 2,653 chickens, 2,497 bushels of spring wheat, 2,419 acres of oats, 2,039 tons of hay, 1,956 bushels of barley, 1,891 acres of hay crops, 1,002 sheep, 956 swine, 698 milk cows, 644 swine slaughtered or sold, 607 bushels of corn, 529 other cattle, 517 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 409 sheep slaughtered or sold, 372 horses aged over 3 years, 279 acres of potatoes, 252 acres of wheat, 251 acres of farmland in pasture, 241 turkeys, 181 occupants of farms, 160 farm occupants who own their land, 155 cattle killed or sold, 121 acres of barley, 111 horses aged 3 years and under, 82 bushels of beans, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 57 ducks, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15 geese, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096009_1881_1921— 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. Janvier, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-janvier-qc193007-1891/.