St. Julien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Julien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.978°N, 71.518°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Julien had a population of 1,530: 793 male and 737 female residents. Population density was 27.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,506 |
| 1891 | 1,530 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Julien de Wolfestown, 1901 (40.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wolfestown, 1901 (60.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Julien shared boundaries with:
- Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène)
- Garthby & d’Israëli
- Halifax S.
- Ham N
- Ireland S.
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine
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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 737 |
| Number of males | 793 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 245 |
| Number of married persons | 493 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 737 |
| POP M | 793 |
| POP TOT | 1,530 |
| Total population | 1,530 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 470 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,003 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,387 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 143 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 238 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 238 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,783 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,666 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,445 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,282 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,254 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,920 |
| Acres of oats | 1,047 |
| Acres of potatoes | 216 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 353 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,140 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,712 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,579 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 511 |
| BWT BU | 9,140 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 4,282 |
| HAY TONS | 3,906 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 517 |
| Number of chickens | 1,758 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 63 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 125 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 257 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,014 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 243 |
| Number of other cattle | 917 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 1,552 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,162 |
| Number of swine | 334 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 397 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 1,047 |
| OAT BU | 13,712 |
| PEA BU | 219 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 20,579 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 98,305 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,654 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,358 |
| RYE BU | 136 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,906 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT SP BU | 398 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 59 |
| A 11 50 | 54 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 119 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,358 |
| CATTLE KS | 517 |
| CHEESE LB | 98,305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 470 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,003 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,654 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 125 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 258 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,387 |
| GEESE | 63 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,758 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 257 |
| HOUSES | 238 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 238 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 245 |
| MD TOT | 493 |
| MILK COWS | 1,014 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 241 |
| OC TOT | 243 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 917 |
| OTHERS | 143 |
| SHEEP | 1,552 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,162 |
| SUP AM | 11,254 |
| SUP FOR | 11,666 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 4,783 |
| SUP SC | 6,445 |
| SUP TOT | 22,920 |
| SWINE | 334 |
| SWINE KS | 397 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 511 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 188 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182018— 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. Julien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-julien-qc182018-1891/.