St. Jean l'Évangéliste, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean l'Évangéliste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.274°N, 73.280°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean l'Évangéliste had a population of 875: 443 male and 432 female residents. Population density was 42.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,493 |
| 1861 | 1,291 |
| 1871 | 1,048 |
| 1881 | 1,638 |
| 1881 | 816 |
| 1891 | 875 |
| 1901 | 674 |
| 1911 | 674 |
| 1921 | 701 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jean l'Évangéliste, 1901 (82.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jean l'Évangéliste shared boundaries with:
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 | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 432 |
| Number of males | 443 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 260 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 432 |
| POP M | 443 |
| POP TOT | 875 |
| Total population | 875 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 589 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 858 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 17 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 109 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 241 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,465 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,294 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,607 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,343 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,139 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,433 |
| Acres of oats | 2,076 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 177 |
| BAR AC | 241 |
| BAR BU | 2,739 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,739 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,168 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,542 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,172 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,535 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,119 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 3,168 |
| CRN BU | 2,542 |
| HAY AC | 5,343 |
| HAY TONS | 3,756 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 112 |
| Number of chickens | 3,432 |
| Number of ducks | 58 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 202 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 180 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 416 |
| Number of milk cows | 481 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 133 |
| Number of other cattle | 416 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 481 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 312 |
| Number of swine | 331 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 330 |
| Number of turkeys | 205 |
| OAT AC | 2,076 |
| OAT BU | 24,172 |
| PEA BU | 5,535 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 9,119 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,133 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 926 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,040 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,756 |
| WHT AC | 177 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,214 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 120 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,040 |
| CATTLE KS | 112 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 589 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,133 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 180 |
| DUCKS | 58 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 926 |
| FRN CA | 858 |
| GEESE | 202 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,432 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 416 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 109 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 130 |
| MD MALE | 130 |
| MD TOT | 260 |
| MILK COWS | 481 |
| NAME CD | St. Jean |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 133 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 416 |
| OTHERS | 17 |
| SHEEP | 481 |
| SHEEP KS | 312 |
| SUP AM | 13,139 |
| SUP FOR | 1,294 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 2,465 |
| SUP SC | 10,607 |
| SUP TOT | 14,433 |
| SWINE | 331 |
| SWINE KS | 330 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 141 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 576 |
| TURKEY | 205 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092004— 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 l'Évangéliste, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-l-vang-liste-qc186002-1891/.