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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462503. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,500 |
| 1871 | 1,707 |
| 1881 | 1,924 |
| 1891 | 1,802 |
| 1901 | 1,757 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,802 total population, 907 males, 895 females, 574 married persons, 320 families, 288 married females, 286 married males, 67 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,161 single persons under 18, 596 single males under 18, 565 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,731 French Canadians, 71 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 312 houses, 312 occupied houses, 310 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 82 houses of 4 rooms, 56 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,061 pounds of homemade butter, 21,395 acres of land in farms, 19,997 bushels of oats, 13,163 bushels of potatoes, 10,965 acres of improved land in farms, 10,430 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,127 acres of farmland under crops, 4,156 acres of hay crops, 3,794 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,476 tons of hay, 2,408 chickens, 2,214 acres of oats, 1,854 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,123 bushels of buckwheat, 996 bushels of turnips, 729 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 703 sheep, 645 milk cows, 403 other cattle, 372 bushels of peas, 370 swine, 244 bushels of spring wheat, 226 horses aged over 3 years, 217 sheep slaughtered or sold, 207 occupants of farms, 192 farm occupants who own their land, 180 swine slaughtered or sold, 166 acres of potatoes, 165 oxen, 111 cattle killed or sold, 78 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 bushels of barley, 44 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of wheat, 25 bushels of rye, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 other fowl, 17 bushels of beans, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 turkeys, 8 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 ducks, 6 acres of barley, 6 bushels of corn, 6 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462503
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/.