St. Jude, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jude was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.802°N, 73.020°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jude had a population of 2,197: 1,098 male and 1,099 female residents. Population density was 45.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,845 |
| 1871 | 2,133 |
| 1881 | 1,959 |
| 1891 | 2,197 |
| 1901 | 1,609 |
| 1911 | 1,165 |
| 1921 | 1,101 |
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. Jude shared boundaries with:
- La Présentation
- St. Barnabé
- St. Denis
- St. Hugues
- St. Louis de Bonsecours
- St. Louis de Bonsecours
- St. Ours
- Ste. Victoire
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 429 |
| Number of families | 429 |
| Number of females | 1,099 |
| Number of males | 1,098 |
| Number of married females | 416 |
| Number of married males | 417 |
| Number of married persons | 833 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 1,099 |
| POP M | 1,098 |
| POP TOT | 2,197 |
| Total population | 2,197 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 643 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,297 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,195 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 339 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 334 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 23 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 332 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 233 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,979 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,342 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,562 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,115 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,553 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,895 |
| Acres of oats | 4,551 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 201 |
| BAR AC | 233 |
| BAR BU | 2,463 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,463 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,332 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 681 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,967 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,952 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,223 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,319 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 443 |
| BWT BU | 8,332 |
| CRN BU | 681 |
| HAY AC | 2,115 |
| HAY TONS | 1,501 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 170 |
| Number of chickens | 4,091 |
| Number of ducks | 42 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 281 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 178 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 395 |
| Number of milk cows | 860 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 312 |
| Number of other cattle | 546 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 830 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 381 |
| Number of swine | 430 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 459 |
| Number of turkeys | 35 |
| OAT AC | 4,551 |
| OAT BU | 34,967 |
| PEA BU | 1,952 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 12,223 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 236 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,600 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,390 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,501 |
| WHT AC | 201 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,319 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 106 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 79 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,390 |
| CATTLE KS | 170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 643 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 654 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,297 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 236 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 178 |
| DUCKS | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 429 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,600 |
| FRN CA | 2,195 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 124 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,091 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 395 |
| HOUSES | 339 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 332 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 334 |
| INF 11 A | 62 |
| MD FEM | 416 |
| MD MALE | 417 |
| MD TOT | 833 |
| MILK COWS | 860 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 281 |
| OC TOT | 312 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 546 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 830 |
| SHEEP KS | 381 |
| SUP AM | 18,553 |
| SUP FOR | 8,342 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 8,979 |
| SUP SC | 9,562 |
| SUP TOT | 26,895 |
| SWINE | 430 |
| SWINE KS | 459 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 339 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 443 |
| TURKEY | 35 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091009— 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. Jude, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jude-qc185009-1891/.