St. Magloire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Magloire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,065. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.512°N, 70.246°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Magloire had a population of 1,065: 542 male and 523 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 763 |
| 1891 | 1,065 |
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. Magloire shared boundaries with:
- Montminy, Rolette & Panet
- St. Léon de Standon
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Justine
- Ste. Philomène de Mailloux
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,065 total population, 542 males, 523 females, 347 married persons, 206 families, 174 married males, 173 married females, 24 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 694 single persons under 18, 359 single males under 18, 335 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,061 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 houses, 179 houses built of wood, 179 occupied houses, 166 houses of 1 story, 86 houses of 1 room, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,030 pounds of homemade butter, 25,235 acres of land in farms, 18,387 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,620 bushels of potatoes, 7,206 bushels of oats, 6,848 acres of improved land in farms, 5,707 bushels of buckwheat, 4,157 acres of farmland under crops, 3,166 acres of hay crops, 2,689 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,822 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,698 bushels of barley, 1,488 tons of hay, 941 bushels of turnips, 844 chickens, 607 sheep, 579 acres of oats, 507 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 452 milk cows, 395 other cattle, 362 sheep slaughtered or sold, 310 swine slaughtered or sold, 247 bushels of rye, 213 swine, 209 occupants of farms, 208 farm occupants who own their land, 200 cattle killed or sold, 162 bushels of peas, 146 horses aged over 3 years, 129 oxen, 114 other fowl, 113 acres of barley, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 acres of potatoes, 80 bushels of spring wheat, 59 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 turkeys, 13 ducks, 9 acres of wheat, 7 acres of turnips, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141008— 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. Magloire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-magloire-qc141008-1891/.