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 density was 62.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,346 |
| 1871 | 1,292 |
| 1881 | 1,167 |
| 1891 | 1,153 |
| 1901 | 1,091 |
| 1911 | 1,099 |
| 1921 | 1,056 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 221 |
| Number of families | 221 |
| Number of females | 554 |
| Number of males | 599 |
| Number of married females | 192 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 554 |
| POP M | 599 |
| POP TOT | 1,153 |
| Total population | 1,153 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 726 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,141 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 218 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 195 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 34 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 212 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 374 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,375 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,207 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,177 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,042 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,926 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,133 |
| Acres of oats | 1,747 |
| Acres of potatoes | 179 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 353 |
| BAR AC | 99 |
| BAR BU | 1,477 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,477 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,553 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,464 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,329 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,280 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,084 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,514 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 314 |
| BWT BU | 3,553 |
| CRN BU | 7,464 |
| HAY AC | 2,042 |
| HAY TONS | 1,884 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 102 |
| Number of chickens | 7,590 |
| Number of ducks | 150 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 37 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 164 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 352 |
| Number of milk cows | 582 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 219 |
| Number of other cattle | 486 |
| Number of other fowl | 121 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 450 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 186 |
| Number of swine | 822 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 420 |
| Number of turkeys | 493 |
| OAT AC | 1,747 |
| OAT BU | 18,329 |
| PEA BU | 1,280 |
| POT AC | 179 |
| POT BU | 17,084 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,591 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 27 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,886 |
| RYE BU | 144 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,884 |
| WHT AC | 353 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,514 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,886 |
| CATTLE KS | 102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 389 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 726 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,591 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 164 |
| DUCKS | 150 |
| FAMILIES | 221 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 27 |
| FRN CA | 1,141 |
| GEESE | 37 |
| GRA BU | 108 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,590 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 352 |
| HOUSES | 218 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 212 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 112 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 195 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 192 |
| MD MALE | 194 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| MILK COWS | 582 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 219 |
| OTHER FOWL | 121 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 486 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 450 |
| SHEEP KS | 186 |
| SUP AM | 8,926 |
| SUP FOR | 3,207 |
| SUP JV | 374 |
| SUP PAT | 3,375 |
| SUP SC | 5,177 |
| SUP TOT | 12,133 |
| SWINE | 822 |
| SWINE KS | 420 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 218 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 314 |
| TURKEY | 493 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052008— 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/.