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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912472. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,646 |
| 1871 | 1,578 |
| 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,677 total population, 842 males, 835 females, 563 married persons, 283 married males, 280 married females, 260 families, 62 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,052 single persons under 18, 543 single males under 18, 509 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,671 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 244 houses, 244 occupied houses, 233 houses built of wood, 229 houses of 1 story, 117 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 72,824 pounds of homemade butter, 29,707 bushels of oats, 19,694 acres of land in farms, 14,037 bushels of potatoes, 12,134 acres of improved land in farms, 11,974 bushels of peas, 7,560 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,437 acres of farmland under crops, 7,371 chickens, 4,656 bushels of spring wheat, 4,633 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,263 bushels of turnips, 3,851 bushels of buckwheat, 3,773 tons of hay, 3,191 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,662 acres of hay crops, 2,564 acres of oats, 1,927 sheep, 1,886 bushels of corn, 1,679 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,064 swine, 967 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 957 milk cows, 950 sheep slaughtered or sold, 806 other cattle, 614 bushels of barley, 614 swine slaughtered or sold, 592 acres of wheat, 451 horses aged over 3 years, 391 ducks, 373 turkeys, 310 geese, 277 cattle killed or sold, 262 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 237 occupants of farms, 228 farm occupants who own their land, 143 acres of potatoes, 100 horses aged 3 years and under, 86 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 64 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 bushels of beans, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 oxen, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of barley, 22 acres of turnips, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912472
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/.