St. Jerusalem, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jerusalem was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,062. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.668°N, 74.279°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jerusalem had a population of 1,062: 518 male and 544 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 969 |
| 1911 | 862 |
| 1921 | 850 |
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. Jerusalem shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 544 |
| Number of males | 518 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 316 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 544 |
| POP M | 518 |
| POP TOT | 1,062 |
| Total population | 1,062 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 699 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 189 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 873 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 192 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 124 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 122 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 94 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,626 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,417 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,416 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,771 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,136 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,553 |
| Acres of oats | 3,379 |
| Acres of potatoes | 284 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 110 |
| BAR AC | 127 |
| BAR BU | 1,798 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,798 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,754 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,835 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 694 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,306 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,002 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,503 |
| BWT BU | 3,754 |
| CRN BU | 1,789 |
| HAY AC | 4,771 |
| HAY TONS | 5,126 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 332 |
| Number of chickens | 5,154 |
| Number of ducks | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 212 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 450 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,580 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 198 |
| Number of other cattle | 697 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 1,003 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 604 |
| Number of swine | 345 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 409 |
| Number of turkeys | 371 |
| OAT AC | 3,379 |
| OAT BU | 46,835 |
| PEA BU | 694 |
| POT AC | 284 |
| POT BU | 32,306 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,080 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,355 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 61,071 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,126 |
| WHT AC | 110 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,002 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 61,071 |
| CATTLE KS | 332 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,080 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 346 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 699 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,355 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 212 |
| DUCKS | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 125 |
| FRN CA | 189 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 156 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,154 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 450 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 122 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 124 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 158 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 316 |
| MILK COWS | 1,580 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 198 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 697 |
| OTHERS | 873 |
| SHEEP | 1,003 |
| SHEEP KS | 604 |
| SUP AM | 22,136 |
| SUP FOR | 5,317 |
| SUP JV | 94 |
| SUP PAT | 10,626 |
| SUP SC | 11,416 |
| SUP TOT | 27,553 |
| SWINE | 345 |
| SWINE KS | 409 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 192 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 10,503 |
| TURKEY | 371 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037012— 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. Jerusalem, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jerusalem-qc137013-1891/.