St. Jovite, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jovite, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,144. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.164°N, 74.585°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jovite, VL had a population of 1,144: 597 male and 547 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,144 |
| 1901 | 1,752 |
| 1911 | 1,742 |
| 1921 | 862 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,144 total population, 597 males, 547 females, 360 married persons, 198 families, 180 married females, 180 married males, 25 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 759 single persons under 18, 405 single males under 18, 354 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,111 French Canadians, 33 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 192 occupied houses, 188 houses, 185 houses built of wood, 129 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 2 stories, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,899 acres of land in farms, 28,231 pounds of homemade butter, 22,374 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,855 bushels of oats, 14,274 bushels of potatoes, 8,525 acres of improved land in farms, 6,429 acres of farmland under crops, 3,563 bushels of buckwheat, 2,860 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,187 bushels of peas, 2,082 acres of hay crops, 2,044 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,960 chickens, 1,692 tons of hay, 1,560 acres of oats, 1,304 bushels of turnips, 1,238 bushels of barley, 1,008 bushels of spring wheat, 856 sheep, 489 milk cows, 415 swine slaughtered or sold, 330 other cattle, 321 swine, 281 sheep slaughtered or sold, 247 horses aged over 3 years, 209 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 202 occupants of farms, 181 cattle killed or sold, 156 farm occupants who own their land, 147 acres of potatoes, 147 acres of wheat, 103 acres of barley, 98 bushels of corn, 93 bushels of rye, 62 oxen, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 turkeys, 46 farm occupants who rent their land, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 ducks, 23 geese, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 other fowl, 11 bushels of beans, 9 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912459
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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jovite-vl-qc193010-1891/.