St. Marcel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Marcel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,169. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912558. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.856°N, 72.893°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Marcel had a population of 1,169: 592 male and 577 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 |
| 1871 | 1,222 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
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. Marcel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,169 total population, 592 males, 577 females, 371 married persons, 218 families, 186 married females, 185 married males, 42 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 756 single persons under 18, 390 single males under 18, 366 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,168 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 houses, 201 occupied houses, 199 houses built of wood, 197 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses of 3 rooms, 36 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,719 bushels of oats, 13,692 acres of land in farms, 11,706 acres of improved land in farms, 9,857 bushels of potatoes, 9,178 bushels of buckwheat, 8,700 pounds of homemade butter, 7,702 acres of farmland under crops, 3,965 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,024 chickens, 2,907 bushels of barley, 2,887 bushels of turnips, 2,728 acres of hay crops, 2,491 acres of oats, 2,468 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,162 bushels of peas, 1,986 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,792 tons of hay, 1,463 bushels of spring wheat, 637 milk cows, 616 sheep, 517 bushels of corn, 502 swine, 398 other cattle, 378 sheep slaughtered or sold, 350 swine slaughtered or sold, 332 horses aged over 3 years, 243 acres of barley, 238 acres of wheat, 191 occupants of farms, 168 farm occupants who own their land, 154 horses aged 3 years and under, 132 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 126 cattle killed or sold, 122 acres of potatoes, 116 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 geese, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 24 turkeys, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 bushels of beans, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 13 ducks, 12 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 oxen, 3 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912558
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. Marcel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marcel-qc181006-1891/.