St. Joseph, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.209°N, 73.031°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph had a population of 2,021: 1,049 male and 972 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,021 |
| 1901 | 2,060 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Maskinongé, 1881 (85.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,021 total population, 1,049 males, 972 females, 643 married persons, 347 families, 322 married males, 321 married females, 99 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,279 single persons under 18, 681 single males under 18, 598 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,016 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 298 houses, 298 occupied houses, 281 houses of 1 story, 279 houses built of wood, 135 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 uninhabited houses, 51 houses of 5 rooms, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses built of brick, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,013 pounds of homemade butter, 29,504 bushels of oats, 20,821 acres of land in farms, 15,780 acres of improved land in farms, 12,131 acres of farmland under crops, 11,877 bushels of potatoes, 8,779 tons of hay, 8,309 chickens, 7,221 acres of hay crops, 6,453 bushels of buckwheat, 5,041 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,509 bushels of turnips, 3,514 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,982 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,738 acres of oats, 2,102 bushels of barley, 1,998 bushels of corn, 1,748 bushels of spring wheat, 1,391 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,365 swine, 1,319 sheep, 1,193 bushels of peas, 1,029 milk cows, 842 swine slaughtered or sold, 839 other cattle, 705 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 681 sheep slaughtered or sold, 543 horses aged over 3 years, 534 geese, 505 ducks, 347 bushels of rye, 322 cattle killed or sold, 305 turkeys, 300 occupants of farms, 287 acres of wheat, 272 farm occupants who own their land, 189 other fowl, 185 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 178 acres of potatoes, 171 acres of barley, 135 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 126 horses aged 3 years and under, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 79 bushels of beans, 76 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 60, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 acres of turnips, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 oxen, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168007— 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-qc167007-1891/.