St. Laurent, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,993. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.700°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Laurent had a population of 1,993: 1,004 male and 989 female residents. Population density was 69.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,623 |
| 1861 | 2,906 |
| 1871 | 2,911 |
| 1881 | 3,084 |
| 1891 | 1,993 |
| 1901 | 2,341 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
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 Présentation de la Ste. Vierge, 1901 (14.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Laurent, 1901 (85.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Laurent shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges, Village
- Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville
- Lachine
- Mile End, Village
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village
- Outremont, Village
- Sault aux Récollets
- St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire
- St. Laurent, Village
- Ste. Geneviève
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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 378 |
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 989 |
| Number of males | 1,004 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 331 |
| Number of married persons | 661 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 989 |
| POP M | 1,004 |
| POP TOT | 1,993 |
| Total population | 1,993 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 640 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,252 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,730 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 263 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 350 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 26 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 90 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 172 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 350 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 554 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 409 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,549 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,180 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,585 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,236 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,543 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,723 |
| Acres of oats | 3,509 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,392 |
| Acres of turnips | 95 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR AC | 554 |
| BAR BU | 12,264 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,264 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,223 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,566 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,416 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,935 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 203,109 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,044 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 31,479 |
| BWT BU | 6,223 |
| CRN BU | 1,566 |
| HAY AC | 4,236 |
| HAY TONS | 6,437 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 592 |
| Number of chickens | 5,999 |
| Number of ducks | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 263 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 36 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 296 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 870 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,413 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 325 |
| Number of other cattle | 272 |
| Number of other fowl | 229 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 129 |
| Number of sheep | 137 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 31 |
| Number of swine | 677 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 225 |
| Number of turkeys | 346 |
| OAT AC | 3,509 |
| OAT BU | 49,416 |
| PEA BU | 2,935 |
| POT AC | 1,392 |
| POT BU | 203,109 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 650 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 659 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 118,074 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,437 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,044 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 95 |
| BEN BU | 354 |
| BUTTER LB | 118,074 |
| CATTLE KS | 592 |
| CHEESE LB | 650 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 612 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 640 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,252 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 296 |
| DUCKS | 154 |
| FAMILIES | 378 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 659 |
| FRN CA | 1,730 |
| GEESE | 36 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,999 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 870 |
| HOUSES | 350 |
| HOUSES B | 26 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 105 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES S | 90 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 172 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 129 |
| MD FEM | 330 |
| MD MALE | 331 |
| MD TOT | 661 |
| MILK COWS | 1,413 |
| NAME CD | Jacques-Cartier |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 263 |
| OC TOT | 325 |
| OTHER FOWL | 229 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 272 |
| OTHERS | 263 |
| SHEEP | 137 |
| SHEEP KS | 31 |
| SUP AM | 16,543 |
| SUP FOR | 1,180 |
| SUP JV | 409 |
| SUP PAT | 3,549 |
| SUP SC | 12,585 |
| SUP TOT | 17,723 |
| SWINE | 677 |
| SWINE KS | 225 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 350 |
| TUR AC | 95 |
| TUR BU | 31,479 |
| TURKEY | 346 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162008— 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. Laurent, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-qc158009-1891/.