St. Joseph, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,153. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.529°N, 74.012°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph had a population of 1,153: 599 male and 554 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,167 |
| 1891 | 1,153 |
| 1901 | 1,091 |
| 1911 | — |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,153 total population, 599 males, 554 females, 386 married persons, 221 families, 194 married males, 192 married females, 41 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 726 single persons under 18, 389 single males under 18, 337 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,141 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 218 houses, 218 occupied houses, 212 houses of 1 story, 195 houses built of wood, 112 houses of 2 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 1 room, 13 houses built of stone, 10 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,886 pounds of homemade butter, 18,329 bushels of oats, 17,084 bushels of potatoes, 12,133 acres of land in farms, 8,926 acres of improved land in farms, 7,590 chickens, 7,464 bushels of corn, 5,177 acres of farmland under crops, 3,553 bushels of buckwheat, 3,375 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,207 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,514 bushels of spring wheat, 2,042 acres of hay crops, 1,884 tons of hay, 1,747 acres of oats, 1,591 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,477 bushels of barley, 1,280 bushels of peas, 822 swine, 582 milk cows, 493 turkeys, 486 other cattle, 450 sheep, 420 swine slaughtered or sold, 374 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 353 acres of wheat, 352 horses aged over 3 years, 314 bushels of turnips, 219 occupants of farms, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 186 sheep slaughtered or sold, 179 acres of potatoes, 164 horses aged 3 years and under, 150 ducks, 144 bushels of rye, 121 other fowl, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 102 cattle killed or sold, 99 acres of barley, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 59 bushels of beans, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 geese, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 oxen, 3 employees on farms, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC156008— 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-qc151009-1891/.