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 1,802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.689°N, 71.195°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 1,802: 907 male and 895 female residents. Population density was 45.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,869 |
| 1861 | 2,500 |
| 1871 | 1,707 |
| 1881 | 1,924 |
| 1891 | 1,802 |
| 1901 | 1,757 |
| 1911 | 1,007 |
| 1921 | 1,130 |
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. Jean Chrysostôme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 320 |
| Number of families | 320 |
| Number of females | 895 |
| Number of males | 907 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of married persons | 574 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 895 |
| POP M | 907 |
| POP TOT | 1,802 |
| Total population | 1,802 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 565 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,161 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,731 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 71 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 312 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 310 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 256 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 312 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,794 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,430 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,127 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,156 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,965 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,395 |
| Acres of oats | 2,214 |
| Acres of potatoes | 166 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 36 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 47 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,123 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,997 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 372 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,163 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 996 |
| BWT BU | 1,123 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 4,156 |
| HAY TONS | 2,476 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 111 |
| Number of chickens | 2,408 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 192 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 226 |
| Number of milk cows | 645 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 207 |
| Number of other cattle | 403 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 165 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 703 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 217 |
| Number of swine | 370 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 180 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 2,214 |
| OAT BU | 19,997 |
| PEA BU | 372 |
| POT AC | 166 |
| POT BU | 13,163 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 729 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,854 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,061 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,476 |
| WHT AC | 36 |
| WHT SP BU | 244 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,061 |
| CATTLE KS | 111 |
| CHEESE LB | 6 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 565 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 596 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,161 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 729 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 320 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,854 |
| FRN CA | 1,731 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,408 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 226 |
| HOUSES | 312 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 82 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 310 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 288 |
| MD MALE | 286 |
| MD TOT | 574 |
| MILK COWS | 645 |
| NAME CD | Lévis |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 192 |
| OC TOT | 207 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 403 |
| OTHERS | 71 |
| SHEEP | 703 |
| SHEEP KS | 217 |
| SUP AM | 10,965 |
| SUP FOR | 10,430 |
| SUP JV | 44 |
| SUP PAT | 3,794 |
| SUP SC | 7,127 |
| SUP TOT | 21,395 |
| SWINE | 370 |
| SWINE KS | 180 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 312 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 996 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 165 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066006— 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 Chrysostôme, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-chrysost-me-qc164008-1891/.