St. Liguori, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Liguori was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.016°N, 73.574°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Liguori had a population of 1,170: 603 male and 567 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,485 |
| 1881 | 1,295 |
| 1891 | 1,170 |
| 1901 | 1,242 |
| 1911 | 1,190 |
| 1921 | 1,112 |
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. Liguori shared boundaries with:
- St. Ambroise de Kildare
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Jacques
- St. Patrice de Rawdon
- St. Paul
- Ste. Julienne
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,170 total population, 603 males, 567 females, 379 married persons, 209 families, 190 married males, 189 married females, 30 widowed persons, 20 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 761 single persons under 18, 393 single males under 18, 368 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,155 French Canadians, 15 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 208 houses, 208 occupied houses, 203 houses of 1 story, 198 houses built of wood, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 5 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 79,502 pounds of homemade butter, 27,809 bushels of oats, 17,783 bushels of potatoes, 16,200 acres of land in farms, 12,880 acres of improved land in farms, 8,139 acres of farmland under crops, 4,695 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,293 chickens, 3,546 acres of oats, 3,361 bushels of buckwheat, 3,320 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,703 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,407 tons of hay, 2,343 acres of hay crops, 2,153 bushels of peas, 1,978 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,019 bushels of spring wheat, 983 bushels of corn, 839 sheep, 827 milk cows, 688 swine, 599 other cattle, 552 swine slaughtered or sold, 484 sheep slaughtered or sold, 419 bushels of turnips, 364 horses aged over 3 years, 305 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 246 bushels of barley, 212 cattle killed or sold, 185 occupants of farms, 170 farm occupants who own their land, 154 acres of potatoes, 127 acres of wheat, 119 horses aged 3 years and under, 98 turkeys, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 bushels of beans, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 ducks, 27 oxen, 24 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 geese, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462740
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Liguori
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Liguori
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. Liguori, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-liguori-qc170008-1891/.