St. Jovite, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jovite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,144. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.164°N, 74.585°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jovite had a population of 1,144: 597 male and 547 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,144 |
| 1901 | 1,752 |
| 1911 | 1,742 |
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. Jovite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 547 |
| Number of males | 597 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 547 |
| POP M | 597 |
| POP TOT | 1,144 |
| Total population | 1,144 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 354 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 759 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,111 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 33 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 188 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 185 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,044 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,374 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,429 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,082 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,525 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,899 |
| Acres of oats | 1,560 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 147 |
| BAR AC | 103 |
| BAR BU | 1,238 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,238 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,563 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,855 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,187 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,274 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,008 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,304 |
| BWT BU | 3,563 |
| CRN BU | 98 |
| HAY AC | 2,082 |
| HAY TONS | 1,692 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 181 |
| Number of chickens | 1,960 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 46 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 247 |
| Number of milk cows | 489 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 330 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 856 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 281 |
| Number of swine | 321 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 415 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 1,560 |
| OAT BU | 19,855 |
| PEA BU | 2,187 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 14,274 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,860 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,231 |
| RYE BU | 93 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,692 |
| WHT AC | 147 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,008 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,231 |
| CATTLE KS | 181 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 354 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 759 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,860 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,111 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 209 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,960 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 247 |
| HOUSES | 188 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 185 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 180 |
| MD MALE | 180 |
| MD TOT | 360 |
| MILK COWS | 489 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 46 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 330 |
| OTHERS | 33 |
| SHEEP | 856 |
| SHEEP KS | 281 |
| SUP AM | 8,525 |
| SUP FOR | 22,374 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 2,044 |
| SUP SC | 6,429 |
| SUP TOT | 30,899 |
| SWINE | 321 |
| SWINE KS | 415 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 192 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,304 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202009— 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. Jovite, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jovite-qc193010-1891/.