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 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, T-V
- St. Calixte, Village
- St. Esprit
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- St. Roch de l’Achigan
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Ste. Julienne
- Ste. Sophie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,541 total population, 784 females, 757 males, 528 married persons, 316 families, 264 married females, 264 married males, 53 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 960 single persons under 18, 485 single females under 18, 475 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,442 French Canadians, 99 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 313 houses, 313 occupied houses, 280 houses built of wood, 219 houses of 1 story, 122 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 87 houses of 2 stories, 84 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses built of stone, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 85,110 pounds of homemade butter, 44,119 bushels of oats, 43,991 bushels of potatoes, 31,656 acres of land in farms, 20,545 acres of improved land in farms, 15,339 acres of farmland under crops, 11,111 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,812 chickens, 7,003 bushels of peas, 5,638 bushels of buckwheat, 5,126 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,012 tons of hay, 4,618 acres of hay crops, 4,108 acres of oats, 2,871 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,387 bushels of spring wheat, 1,939 bushels of barley, 1,647 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,618 bushels of turnips, 982 sheep, 967 swine slaughtered or sold, 963 turkeys, 951 milk cows, 914 swine, 788 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 604 bushels of corn, 556 sheep slaughtered or sold, 532 other cattle, 521 horses aged over 3 years, 418 geese, 376 acres of potatoes, 306 acres of wheat, 281 occupants of farms, 253 farm occupants who own their land, 249 cattle killed or sold, 229 horses aged 3 years and under, 185 bushels of beans, 116 acres of barley, 105 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 73 other fowl, 62 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 oxen, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 ducks, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier | 1841–1919 | born here |
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/.