St. Laurent, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.878°N, 71.022°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Laurent had a population of 792: 417 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 56.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 877 |
| 1861 | 933 |
| 1871 | 993 |
| 1881 | 864 |
| 1891 | 792 |
| 1901 | 797 |
| 1911 | 702 |
| 1921 | 766 |
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. Laurent shared boundaries with:
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 | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 126 |
| Number of families | 126 |
| Number of females | 375 |
| Number of males | 417 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 178 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 375 |
| POP M | 417 |
| POP TOT | 792 |
| Total population | 792 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 578 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 791 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 125 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 26 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 98 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 108 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,651 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,586 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,904 |
| Acres of hay crops | 884 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,688 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,274 |
| Acres of oats | 2,328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 101 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 173 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,323 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 846 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,202 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 602 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 425 |
| BWT BU | 490 |
| CRN BU | 109 |
| HAY AC | 884 |
| HAY TONS | 1,626 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 108 |
| Number of chickens | 2,013 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 91 |
| Number of milk cows | 420 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 255 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 622 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 301 |
| Number of swine | 208 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 454 |
| OAT AC | 2,328 |
| OAT BU | 13,323 |
| PEA BU | 846 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 20,202 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,903 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 189 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,013 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,060 |
| RYE BU | 192 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,626 |
| WHT AC | 101 |
| WHT SP BU | 602 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,060 |
| CATTLE KS | 108 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,903 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 578 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 189 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 126 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,013 |
| FRN CA | 791 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,013 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 91 |
| HOUSES | 125 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 108 |
| HOUSES S | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 98 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 89 |
| MD TOT | 178 |
| MILK COWS | 420 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 255 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 622 |
| SHEEP KS | 301 |
| SUP AM | 7,688 |
| SUP FOR | 2,586 |
| SUP JV | 133 |
| SUP PAT | 4,651 |
| SUP SC | 2,904 |
| SUP TOT | 10,274 |
| SWINE | 208 |
| SWINE KS | 454 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 125 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 425 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 164 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075010— 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-qc172010-1891/.