St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,722. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 4,722: 2,258 male and 2,464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,317 |
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
| 1911 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 7,734 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 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 | 844 |
| Number of families | 844 |
| Number of females | 2,464 |
| Number of males | 2,258 |
| Number of married females | 772 |
| Number of married males | 771 |
| Number of married persons | 1,543 |
| Number of widowed females | 180 |
| Number of widowed males | 61 |
| Number of widowed persons | 241 |
| POP F | 2,464 |
| POP M | 2,258 |
| POP TOT | 4,722 |
| Total population | 4,722 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,512 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,938 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,847 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 875 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 817 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 253 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 550 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 546 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 193 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 76 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 152 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 381 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 817 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 784 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 721 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,374 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,334 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,249 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,970 |
| Acres of oats | 212 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 362 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 362 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,366 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,145 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,128 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 299 |
| BWT BU | 131 |
| CRN BU | 404 |
| HAY AC | 1,334 |
| HAY TONS | 1,184 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 891 |
| Number of chickens | 2,498 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 169 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 78 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 283 |
| Number of milk cows | 247 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 249 |
| Number of other cattle | 26 |
| Number of other fowl | 164 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 207 |
| Number of sheep | 30 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 786 |
| Number of swine | 174 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 815 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 212 |
| OAT BU | 3,366 |
| PEA BU | 1,145 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 3,128 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 76 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 54 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,396 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,184 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 215 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,396 |
| CATTLE KS | 891 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,512 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,426 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,938 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 76 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 844 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 54 |
| FRN CA | 3,847 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 159 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,498 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 283 |
| HOUSES | 817 |
| HOUSES B | 253 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 121 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 152 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 546 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 381 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 193 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 62 |
| HOUSES W | 550 |
| INF 11 A | 207 |
| MD FEM | 772 |
| MD MALE | 771 |
| MD TOT | 1,543 |
| MILK COWS | 247 |
| NAME CD | St. Jean |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 78 |
| OC P | 169 |
| OC TOT | 249 |
| OTHER FOWL | 164 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 26 |
| OTHERS | 875 |
| SHEEP | 30 |
| SHEEP KS | 786 |
| SUP AM | 3,249 |
| SUP FOR | 721 |
| SUP JV | 91 |
| SUP PAT | 784 |
| SUP SC | 2,374 |
| SUP TOT | 3,970 |
| SWINE | 174 |
| SWINE KS | 815 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 817 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 299 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 180 |
| WID MALE | 61 |
| WID TOT | 241 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092009_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141977
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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc186003-1891/.