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 |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,270 |
| 1901 | 2,207 |
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 Chrysostome, 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-St. Sacrement
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,270 total population, 1,140 males, 1,130 females, 709 married persons, 414 families, 356 married males, 353 married females, 102 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,459 single persons under 18, 754 single males under 18, 705 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,741 French Canadians, 529 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 398 houses, 398 occupied houses, 388 houses of 1 story, 366 houses built of wood, 139 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 95 houses of 3 rooms, 72 uninhabited houses, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses built of brick, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,651 pounds of homemade butter, 32,739 bushels of oats, 26,139 acres of land in farms, 20,730 acres of improved land in farms, 15,617 bushels of potatoes, 12,044 acres of farmland under crops, 8,477 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,347 bushels of peas, 6,843 chickens, 5,409 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,387 tons of hay, 5,051 acres of hay crops, 4,105 bushels of corn, 3,544 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,825 acres of oats, 2,347 bushels of spring wheat, 2,295 bushels of barley, 1,975 bushels of buckwheat, 1,633 milk cows, 1,523 bushels of turnips, 1,013 other cattle, 884 swine slaughtered or sold, 844 sheep, 709 horses aged over 3 years, 703 cattle killed or sold, 613 sheep slaughtered or sold, 556 swine, 488 turkeys, 477 geese, 417 acres of wheat, 375 occupants of farms, 331 farm occupants who own their land, 315 horses aged 3 years and under, 278 acres of barley, 209 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 182 acres of potatoes, 105 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 104 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 99 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 85 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 82 bushels of beans, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 67 ducks, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 other fowl, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC148004— 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/.