St. Magloire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Magloire was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), 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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 206 |
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 523 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 523 |
| POP M | 542 |
| POP TOT | 1,065 |
| Total population | 1,065 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 694 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,061 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 179 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 86 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 166 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,689 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,387 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,157 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,166 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,848 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,235 |
| Acres of oats | 579 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 1,698 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,698 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,707 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,206 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,620 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 247 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 941 |
| BWT BU | 5,707 |
| HAY AC | 3,166 |
| HAY TONS | 1,488 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 200 |
| Number of chickens | 844 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 208 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 146 |
| Number of milk cows | 452 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 209 |
| Number of other cattle | 395 |
| Number of other fowl | 114 |
| Number of oxen | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 607 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 362 |
| Number of swine | 213 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 310 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 579 |
| OAT BU | 7,206 |
| PEA BU | 162 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 8,620 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,822 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 507 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,030 |
| RYE BU | 247 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,488 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 59 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 694 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,822 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 206 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 507 |
| FRN CA | 1,061 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 844 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 146 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 179 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| MILK COWS | 452 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 208 |
| OC TOT | 209 |
| OTHER FOWL | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 395 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 607 |
| SHEEP KS | 362 |
| SUP AM | 6,848 |
| SUP FOR | 18,387 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 2,689 |
| SUP SC | 4,157 |
| SUP TOT | 25,235 |
| SWINE | 213 |
| SWINE KS | 310 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 941 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 129 |
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/.