St. Justin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Justin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.265°N, 73.123°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Justin had a population of 1,677: 842 male and 835 female residents. Population density was 50.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,646 |
| 1871 | 1,578 |
| 1881 | 1,954 |
| 1891 | 1,677 |
| 1901 | 1,619 |
| 1911 | 1,435 |
| 1921 | 1,393 |
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. Justin 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 | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 260 |
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 835 |
| Number of males | 842 |
| Number of married females | 280 |
| Number of married males | 283 |
| Number of married persons | 563 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 835 |
| POP M | 842 |
| POP TOT | 1,677 |
| Total population | 1,677 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,052 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,671 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 244 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 233 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 229 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,633 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,560 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,437 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,662 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,134 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,694 |
| Acres of oats | 2,564 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 592 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 614 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 614 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,851 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,886 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,707 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,974 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,037 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,656 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,263 |
| BWT BU | 3,851 |
| CRN BU | 1,886 |
| HAY AC | 2,662 |
| HAY TONS | 3,773 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 277 |
| Number of chickens | 7,371 |
| Number of ducks | 391 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 228 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 310 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 100 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 451 |
| Number of milk cows | 957 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 237 |
| Number of other cattle | 806 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 1,927 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 950 |
| Number of swine | 1,064 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 614 |
| Number of turkeys | 373 |
| OAT AC | 2,564 |
| OAT BU | 29,707 |
| PEA BU | 11,974 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 14,037 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 967 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,191 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,679 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 72,824 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,773 |
| WHT AC | 592 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,656 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| BUTTER LB | 72,824 |
| CATTLE KS | 277 |
| CHEESE LB | 967 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 509 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 543 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,052 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,191 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 100 |
| DUCKS | 391 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,679 |
| FRN CA | 1,671 |
| GEESE | 310 |
| GRA BU | 262 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,371 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 451 |
| HOUSES | 244 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 229 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 117 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 233 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 280 |
| MD MALE | 283 |
| MD TOT | 563 |
| MILK COWS | 957 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 228 |
| OC TOT | 237 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 806 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 1,927 |
| SHEEP KS | 950 |
| SUP AM | 12,134 |
| SUP FOR | 7,560 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 4,633 |
| SUP SC | 7,437 |
| SUP TOT | 19,694 |
| SWINE | 1,064 |
| SWINE KS | 614 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 4,263 |
| TURKEY | 373 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069010— 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. Justin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-justin-qc167008-1891/.