St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean Port Joli was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,171. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 70.249°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean Port Joli had a population of 2,171: 1,085 male and 1,086 female residents. Population density was 78.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,975 |
| 1871 | 2,436 |
| 1881 | 2,622 |
| 1891 | 2,171 |
| 1901 | 2,261 |
| 1911 | 2,213 |
| 1921 | 2,022 |
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 Port Joli shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 374 |
| Number of families | 374 |
| Number of females | 1,086 |
| Number of males | 1,085 |
| Number of married females | 326 |
| Number of married males | 328 |
| Number of married persons | 654 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP F | 1,086 |
| POP M | 1,085 |
| POP TOT | 2,171 |
| Total population | 2,171 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 708 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,428 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,171 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 309 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 304 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 281 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 129 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 167 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 198 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,088 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,342 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,027 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,769 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,313 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,655 |
| Acres of oats | 2,683 |
| Acres of potatoes | 549 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,148 |
| BAR AC | 167 |
| BAR BU | 1,833 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,833 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,069 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,462 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 66,103 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,541 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,284 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,245 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| BWT BU | 38 |
| CRN BU | 336 |
| HAY AC | 3,769 |
| HAY TONS | 3,646 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 225 |
| Number of chickens | 4,652 |
| Number of ducks | 133 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 278 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 393 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 134 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 405 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,355 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 318 |
| Number of other cattle | 664 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of oxen | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 129 |
| Number of sheep | 2,440 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,066 |
| Number of swine | 1,366 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 858 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 2,683 |
| OAT BU | 24,069 |
| PEA BU | 1,462 |
| POT AC | 549 |
| POT BU | 66,103 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 42,304 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,988 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 525 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 95,338 |
| RYE BU | 1,541 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,646 |
| WHT AC | 1,148 |
| WHT FALL BU | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,284 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 63 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 95,338 |
| CATTLE KS | 225 |
| CHEESE LB | 42,304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 708 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,428 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,988 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 134 |
| DUCKS | 133 |
| FAMILIES | 374 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 525 |
| FRN CA | 2,171 |
| GEESE | 393 |
| GRA BU | 74 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,652 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 405 |
| HOUSES | 309 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 281 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 129 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 304 |
| INF 11 A | 129 |
| MD FEM | 326 |
| MD MALE | 328 |
| MD TOT | 654 |
| MILK COWS | 1,355 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 278 |
| OC TOT | 318 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 664 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 2,440 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,066 |
| SUP AM | 20,313 |
| SUP FOR | 14,342 |
| SUP JV | 198 |
| SUP PAT | 10,088 |
| SUP SC | 10,027 |
| SUP TOT | 34,655 |
| SWINE | 1,366 |
| SWINE KS | 858 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 310 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 4,245 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 52 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
| WORKING OX | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067008— 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 Port Joli, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-port-joli-qc165007-1891/.