St. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean Chrysostôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,270. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.111°N, 73.769°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 2,270: 1,140 male and 1,130 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,618 |
| 1861 | 4,178 |
| 1871 | 4,291 |
| 1881 | 4,078 |
| 1891 | 2,270 |
| 1901 | 2,207 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,358 |
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. Jean Chrysostôme, 1881 (46.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jean Chrysostôme shared boundaries with:
- Havelock
- Hemmingford
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Urbain Premier
- Ste. Clothilde
- Ste. Martine
- Très Saint Sacrement
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 414 |
| Number of families | 414 |
| Number of females | 1,130 |
| Number of males | 1,140 |
| Number of married females | 353 |
| Number of married males | 356 |
| Number of married persons | 709 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP F | 1,130 |
| POP M | 1,140 |
| POP TOT | 2,270 |
| Total population | 2,270 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 705 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 754 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,459 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,741 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 529 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 398 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 26 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 366 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 388 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 398 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 72 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 278 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 209 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,477 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,409 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,044 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,051 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,730 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,139 |
| Acres of oats | 2,825 |
| Acres of potatoes | 182 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 417 |
| BAR AC | 278 |
| BAR BU | 2,295 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,295 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,975 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,105 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,739 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,347 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,617 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,347 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,523 |
| BWT BU | 1,975 |
| CRN BU | 4,105 |
| HAY AC | 5,051 |
| HAY TONS | 5,387 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 703 |
| Number of chickens | 6,843 |
| Number of ducks | 67 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 331 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 477 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 315 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 709 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,633 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 375 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,013 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 99 |
| Number of sheep | 844 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 613 |
| Number of swine | 556 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 884 |
| Number of turkeys | 488 |
| OAT AC | 2,825 |
| OAT BU | 32,739 |
| PEA BU | 7,347 |
| POT AC | 182 |
| POT BU | 15,617 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,544 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,651 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,387 |
| WHT AC | 417 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,347 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 85 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 105 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,651 |
| CATTLE KS | 703 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 705 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 754 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,459 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,544 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 315 |
| DUCKS | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 414 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,741 |
| GEESE | 477 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,843 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 709 |
| HOUSES | 398 |
| HOUSES B | 26 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 388 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 139 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 95 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 72 |
| HOUSES W | 366 |
| INF 11 A | 99 |
| MD FEM | 353 |
| MD MALE | 356 |
| MD TOT | 709 |
| MILK COWS | 1,633 |
| NAME CD | Chateauguay |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 331 |
| OC TOT | 375 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,013 |
| OTHERS | 529 |
| SHEEP | 844 |
| SHEEP KS | 613 |
| SUP AM | 20,730 |
| SUP FOR | 5,409 |
| SUP JV | 209 |
| SUP PAT | 8,477 |
| SUP SC | 12,044 |
| SUP TOT | 26,139 |
| SWINE | 556 |
| SWINE KS | 884 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 398 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,523 |
| TURKEY | 488 |
| WID FEM | 72 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912360
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 Chrysostôme, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-chrysost-me-qc148003-1891/.