St. Laurent, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Laurent, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.517°N, 73.684°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Laurent, Village had a population of 1,184: 538 male and 646 female residents. Population density was 883.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,184 |
| 1901 | 1,390 |
| 1911 | 1,860 |
| 1921 | 3,232 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Laurent, 1881 (4.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Laurent, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 646 |
| Number of males | 538 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 336 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 646 |
| POP M | 538 |
| POP TOT | 1,184 |
| Total population | 1,184 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 786 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,184 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 211 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 177 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 15 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 184 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 83 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 484 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 92 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,560 |
| Acres of hay crops | 566 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,186 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,278 |
| Acres of oats | 381 |
| Acres of potatoes | 153 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 83 |
| BAR BU | 1,265 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,265 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 411 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,590 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,850 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 204 |
| BWT BU | 411 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| CRN BU | 78 |
| HAY AC | 566 |
| HAY TONS | 796 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1 |
| Number of chickens | 2,813 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 136 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 75 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 209 |
| Number of milk cows | 210 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 211 |
| Number of other cattle | 36 |
| Number of other fowl | 159 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 182 |
| Number of swine | 252 |
| Number of turkeys | 120 |
| OAT AC | 381 |
| OAT BU | 6,590 |
| PEA BU | 278 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 16,850 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,970 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 796 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 204 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,970 |
| CATTLE KS | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 434 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 786 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,184 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,813 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 209 |
| HOUSES | 211 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 184 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 177 |
| INF 11 A | 182 |
| MD FEM | 170 |
| MD MALE | 166 |
| MD TOT | 336 |
| MILK COWS | 210 |
| NAME CD | Jacques-Cartier |
| OC F | 75 |
| OC P | 136 |
| OC TOT | 211 |
| OTHER FOWL | 159 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 36 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 2,186 |
| SUP FOR | 92 |
| SUP JV | 142 |
| SUP PAT | 484 |
| SUP SC | 1,560 |
| SUP TOT | 2,278 |
| SWINE | 252 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 211 |
| TURKEY | 120 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076032— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-village-qc158010-1891/.