St. Marc, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Marc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.684°N, 73.236°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Marc had a population of 897: 452 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 31.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,243 |
| 1861 | 1,364 |
| 1871 | 1,117 |
| 1881 | 1,036 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 956 |
| 1921 | 918 |
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. Marc shared boundaries with:
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 | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 445 |
| Number of males | 452 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 445 |
| POP M | 452 |
| POP TOT | 897 |
| Total population | 897 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 273 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 545 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 888 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 139 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 857 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,342 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,758 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,488 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,922 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,912 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,670 |
| Acres of oats | 2,706 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 318 |
| BAR AC | 857 |
| BAR BU | 9,244 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,244 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 539 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,286 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,525 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,346 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,006 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,810 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 847 |
| BWT BU | 370 |
| CRN BU | 2,286 |
| HAY AC | 5,922 |
| HAY TONS | 5,842 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 236 |
| Number of chickens | 3,065 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 45 |
| Number of geese | 118 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 191 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 392 |
| Number of milk cows | 648 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 166 |
| Number of other cattle | 362 |
| Number of other fowl | 297 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 752 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 570 |
| Number of swine | 421 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 379 |
| Number of turkeys | 101 |
| OAT AC | 2,706 |
| OAT BU | 21,525 |
| PEA BU | 3,346 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 10,006 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 587 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,231 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,502 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,842 |
| WHT AC | 318 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,810 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,502 |
| CATTLE KS | 236 |
| CHEESE LB | 587 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 273 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 545 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,231 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 191 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 888 |
| GEESE | 118 |
| GRA BU | 539 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,065 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 392 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 139 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 62 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| MILK COWS | 648 |
| NAME CD | Vercheres |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 45 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 166 |
| OTHER FOWL | 297 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 362 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 752 |
| SHEEP KS | 570 |
| SUP AM | 15,912 |
| SUP FOR | 4,758 |
| SUP JV | 82 |
| SUP PAT | 3,342 |
| SUP SC | 10,488 |
| SUP TOT | 18,670 |
| SWINE | 421 |
| SWINE KS | 379 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 847 |
| TURKEY | 101 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC196005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912553
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. Marc, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marc-qc196005-1891/.