St. Joseph d'Alma, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph d'Alma, VL was a village 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, VL had a population of 1,031: 542 male and 489 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,031 |
| 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. Joseph d'Alma, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,031 total population, 542 males, 489 females, 315 married persons, 158 married males, 157 married females, 150 families, 19 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 697 single persons under 18, 377 single males under 18, 320 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,030 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 135 occupied houses, 126 houses, 126 houses built of wood, 122 houses of 1 story, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,210 acres of land in farms, 21,536 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,895 pounds of homemade butter, 10,647 bushels of oats, 9,674 acres of improved land in farms, 7,001 acres of farmland under crops, 5,728 bushels of potatoes, 4,084 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,244 bushels of spring wheat, 2,661 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,450 bushels of turnips, 2,258 bushels of peas, 2,153 bushels of barley, 1,830 chickens, 1,334 sheep, 819 tons of hay, 704 bushels of rye, 639 acres of hay crops, 606 acres of oats, 473 sheep slaughtered or sold, 418 acres of wheat, 411 milk cows, 397 geese, 394 swine, 357 other cattle, 319 bushels of buckwheat, 224 swine slaughtered or sold, 163 horses aged over 3 years, 152 cattle killed or sold, 146 occupants of farms, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 131 acres of barley, 63 oxen, 62 acres of potatoes, 50 bushels of corn, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 ducks, 32 turkeys, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of beans, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 other fowl, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063035— 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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-d-alma-vl-qc149025-1891/.