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 density was 57.3 people per square mile.
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 557 |
| Number of males | 498 |
| Number of married females | 177 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 557 |
| POP M | 498 |
| POP TOT | 1,055 |
| Total population | 1,055 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 659 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,054 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 180 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 176 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 32 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 121 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 251 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,191 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,508 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,891 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,799 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,990 |
| Acres of oats | 2,419 |
| Acres of potatoes | 279 |
| Acres of wheat | 252 |
| BAR AC | 121 |
| BAR BU | 1,956 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,956 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,039 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 607 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,519 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,229 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,856 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,497 |
| BWT BU | 3,039 |
| CRN BU | 607 |
| HAY AC | 1,891 |
| HAY TONS | 2,039 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 155 |
| Number of chickens | 2,653 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 160 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 111 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 372 |
| Number of milk cows | 698 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 181 |
| Number of other cattle | 529 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 1,002 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 409 |
| Number of swine | 956 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 644 |
| Number of turkeys | 241 |
| OAT AC | 2,419 |
| OAT BU | 23,519 |
| PEA BU | 3,229 |
| POT AC | 279 |
| POT BU | 32,856 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,352 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,955 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,039 |
| WHT AC | 252 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,497 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,955 |
| CATTLE KS | 155 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 659 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 111 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,352 |
| FRN CA | 1,054 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 517 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,653 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 372 |
| HOUSES | 180 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 176 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 177 |
| MD MALE | 177 |
| MD TOT | 354 |
| MILK COWS | 698 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 160 |
| OC TOT | 181 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 529 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,002 |
| SHEEP KS | 409 |
| SUP AM | 11,799 |
| SUP FOR | 4,191 |
| SUP JV | 40 |
| SUP PAT | 251 |
| SUP SC | 11,508 |
| SUP TOT | 15,990 |
| SWINE | 956 |
| SWINE KS | 644 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 180 |
| TURKEY | 241 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096009— 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/.