St. Lin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Lin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,541. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.853°N, 73.778°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Lin had a population of 1,541: 757 male and 784 female residents. Population density was 32.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,959 |
| 1861 | 3,000 |
| 1871 | 2,697 |
| 1881 | 2,722 |
| 1891 | 1,541 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,585 |
| 1921 | 1,415 |
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 became part of St. Lin, 1901 (93.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Lin shared boundaries with:
- Laurentides, Town—Ville
- St. Calixte
- St. Esprit
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- St. Roch
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Ste. Julienne
- Ste. Sophie
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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 316 |
| Number of families | 316 |
| Number of females | 784 |
| Number of males | 757 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 528 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 784 |
| POP M | 757 |
| POP TOT | 1,541 |
| Total population | 1,541 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 485 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 960 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,442 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 99 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 313 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 280 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 219 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 87 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 313 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,126 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,111 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,339 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,618 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,545 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,656 |
| Acres of oats | 4,108 |
| Acres of potatoes | 376 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 306 |
| BAR AC | 116 |
| BAR BU | 1,939 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,939 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,638 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 604 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,119 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,003 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,991 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,387 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,618 |
| BWT BU | 5,638 |
| CRN BU | 604 |
| HAY AC | 4,618 |
| HAY TONS | 5,012 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 249 |
| Number of chickens | 10,812 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 253 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 418 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 229 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 521 |
| Number of milk cows | 951 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 281 |
| Number of other cattle | 532 |
| Number of other fowl | 73 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 982 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 556 |
| Number of swine | 914 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 967 |
| Number of turkeys | 963 |
| OAT AC | 4,108 |
| OAT BU | 44,119 |
| PEA BU | 7,003 |
| POT AC | 376 |
| POT BU | 43,991 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,871 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,647 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 85,110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,012 |
| WHT AC | 306 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,387 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 105 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 185 |
| BUTTER LB | 85,110 |
| CATTLE KS | 249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 485 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 475 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 960 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,871 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 229 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 316 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,647 |
| FRN CA | 1,442 |
| GEESE | 418 |
| GRA BU | 788 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,812 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 521 |
| HOUSES | 313 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 84 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 122 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 87 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 280 |
| INF 11 A | 62 |
| MD FEM | 264 |
| MD MALE | 264 |
| MD TOT | 528 |
| MILK COWS | 951 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 253 |
| OC TOT | 281 |
| OTHER FOWL | 73 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 532 |
| OTHERS | 99 |
| SHEEP | 982 |
| SHEEP KS | 556 |
| SUP AM | 20,545 |
| SUP FOR | 11,111 |
| SUP JV | 80 |
| SUP PAT | 5,126 |
| SUP SC | 15,339 |
| SUP TOT | 31,656 |
| SWINE | 914 |
| SWINE KS | 967 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 313 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,618 |
| TURKEY | 963 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912498
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. Lin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lin-qc162008-1891/.