St. Jean Baptiste, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean Baptiste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,455. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 73.118°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean Baptiste had a population of 1,455: 741 male and 714 female residents. Population density was 49.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,298 |
| 1911 | 1,246 |
| 1921 | 1,128 |
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 contained St. Jean Baptiste de Rouville, 1881 (90.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jean Baptiste shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 714 |
| Number of males | 741 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 458 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 714 |
| POP M | 741 |
| POP TOT | 1,455 |
| Total population | 1,455 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 953 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,449 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 256 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 244 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,057 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 251 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,054 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,588 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,692 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,684 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,997 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,585 |
| Acres of oats | 2,654 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 573 |
| BAR AC | 1,057 |
| BAR BU | 15,130 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,130 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,396 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 608 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,336 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,224 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,037 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,284 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,048 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 167 |
| BWT BU | 1,396 |
| CRN BU | 1,336 |
| HAY AC | 7,684 |
| HAY TONS | 6,259 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 294 |
| Number of chickens | 4,515 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 208 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 285 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 254 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 570 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,029 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 243 |
| Number of other cattle | 434 |
| Number of other fowl | 351 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 628 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 531 |
| Number of swine | 637 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 541 |
| Number of turkeys | 162 |
| OAT AC | 2,654 |
| OAT BU | 37,224 |
| PEA BU | 6,037 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 15,284 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 445 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,022 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,052 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,865 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,259 |
| WHT AC | 573 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,048 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,865 |
| CATTLE KS | 294 |
| CHEESE LB | 445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 457 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 496 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 953 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,022 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 254 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 258 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,052 |
| FRN CA | 1,449 |
| GEESE | 285 |
| GRA BU | 608 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,515 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 570 |
| HOUSES | 256 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 244 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 229 |
| MD MALE | 229 |
| MD TOT | 458 |
| MILK COWS | 1,029 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 208 |
| OC TOT | 243 |
| OTHER FOWL | 351 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 434 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 628 |
| SHEEP KS | 531 |
| SUP AM | 17,997 |
| SUP FOR | 3,588 |
| SUP JV | 251 |
| SUP PAT | 5,054 |
| SUP SC | 12,692 |
| SUP TOT | 21,585 |
| SWINE | 637 |
| SWINE KS | 541 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 256 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 167 |
| TURKEY | 162 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085006— 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. Jean Baptiste, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-baptiste-qc184010-1891/.