St. Joseph, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.312°N, 70.865°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph had a population of 2,128: 1,112 male and 1,016 female residents. Population density was 28.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,079 |
| 1871 | 2,981 |
| 1881 | 2,838 |
| 1891 | 2,128 |
| 1901 | 2,180 |
| 1911 | 1,832 |
| 1921 | 1,560 |
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 shared boundaries with:
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- Saints Anges
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. François
- St. Frédéric
- St. Joseph, Village
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Victor de Tring
- Ste. Marie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 353 |
| Number of families | 353 |
| Number of females | 1,016 |
| Number of males | 1,112 |
| Number of married females | 352 |
| Number of married males | 353 |
| Number of married persons | 705 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 1,016 |
| POP M | 1,112 |
| POP TOT | 2,128 |
| Total population | 2,128 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 741 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,375 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,127 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 316 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 315 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 126 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 316 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 178 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,145 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,273 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,913 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,535 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,214 |
| Acres of land in farms | 55,487 |
| Acres of oats | 2,831 |
| Acres of potatoes | 278 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 68 |
| BAR AC | 178 |
| BAR BU | 2,861 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,861 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,121 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,863 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,323 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,722 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 912 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 2,121 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 7,535 |
| HAY TONS | 7,727 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 625 |
| Number of chickens | 3,819 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 320 |
| Number of geese | 71 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 452 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,880 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 320 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,351 |
| Number of other fowl | 65 |
| Number of oxen | 688 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 3,150 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,732 |
| Number of swine | 552 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 831 |
| Number of turkeys | 89 |
| OAT AC | 2,831 |
| OAT BU | 42,863 |
| PEA BU | 1,323 |
| POT AC | 278 |
| POT BU | 12,722 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 172 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,774 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 131,182 |
| RYE BU | 44 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,727 |
| WHT AC | 68 |
| WHT FALL BU | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 912 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 103 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 114 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 131,182 |
| CATTLE KS | 625 |
| CHEESE LB | 172 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 634 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 741 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,375 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,774 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 353 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2,127 |
| GEESE | 71 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,819 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 452 |
| HOUSES | 316 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 97 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 126 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 315 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 352 |
| MD MALE | 353 |
| MD TOT | 705 |
| MILK COWS | 1,880 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC P | 320 |
| OC TOT | 320 |
| OTHER FOWL | 65 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,351 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 3,150 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,732 |
| SUP AM | 33,214 |
| SUP FOR | 22,373 |
| SUP JV | 156 |
| SUP PAT | 15,145 |
| SUP SC | 17,913 |
| SUP TOT | 55,487 |
| SWINE | 552 |
| SWINE KS | 831 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 316 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 308 |
| TURKEY | 89 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 688 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040013— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-qc139018-1891/.