St. Joseph d’Alma, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph d’Alma was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.550°N, 71.661°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph d’Alma had a population of 1,031: 542 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 19.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 710 |
| 1891 | 1,031 |
| 1901 | 1,305 |
| 1911 | 1,512 |
| 1921 | 1,102 |
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. Joseph d’Alma 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 | 6.90 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 489 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 157 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 315 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 489 |
| POP M | 542 |
| POP TOT | 1,031 |
| Total population | 1,031 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 697 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,030 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 122 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,661 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,536 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,001 |
| Acres of hay crops | 639 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,674 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,210 |
| Acres of oats | 606 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 418 |
| BAR AC | 131 |
| BAR BU | 2,153 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,153 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,647 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,258 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,728 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 704 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,244 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,450 |
| BWT BU | 319 |
| CRN BU | 50 |
| HAY AC | 639 |
| HAY TONS | 819 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 152 |
| Number of chickens | 1,830 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 397 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 163 |
| Number of milk cows | 411 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 357 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 1,334 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 473 |
| Number of swine | 394 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 224 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 606 |
| OAT BU | 10,647 |
| PEA BU | 2,258 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 5,728 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,084 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,895 |
| RYE BU | 704 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 819 |
| WHT AC | 418 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,244 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,895 |
| CATTLE KS | 152 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 377 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 697 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,084 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 1,030 |
| GEESE | 397 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,830 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 163 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 122 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 157 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 315 |
| MILK COWS | 411 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 357 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,334 |
| SHEEP KS | 473 |
| SUP AM | 9,674 |
| SUP FOR | 21,536 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 2,661 |
| SUP SC | 7,001 |
| SUP TOT | 31,210 |
| SWINE | 394 |
| SWINE KS | 224 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 135 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,450 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063021— 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. Joseph d’Alma, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-d-alma-qc149025-1891/.