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 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 density was 57.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 |
| 1871 | 1,222 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
| 1901 | 942 |
| 1911 | 876 |
| 1921 | 784 |
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 577 |
| Number of males | 592 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 371 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 577 |
| POP M | 592 |
| POP TOT | 1,169 |
| Total population | 1,169 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 390 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 756 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,168 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 201 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 199 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 197 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 243 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,965 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,986 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,702 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,728 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,706 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,692 |
| Acres of oats | 2,491 |
| Acres of potatoes | 122 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 238 |
| BAR AC | 243 |
| BAR BU | 2,907 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,907 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,178 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,719 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,857 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,463 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,887 |
| BWT BU | 9,178 |
| CRN BU | 517 |
| HAY AC | 2,728 |
| HAY TONS | 1,792 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 126 |
| Number of chickens | 3,024 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 168 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 154 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 332 |
| Number of milk cows | 637 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 191 |
| Number of other cattle | 398 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 616 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 378 |
| Number of swine | 502 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 350 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 2,491 |
| OAT BU | 23,719 |
| PEA BU | 2,162 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 9,857 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 132 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,468 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,700 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,792 |
| WHT AC | 238 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,463 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,700 |
| CATTLE KS | 126 |
| CHEESE LB | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 756 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 132 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 154 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,468 |
| FRN CA | 1,168 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 116 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,024 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 332 |
| HOUSES | 201 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 197 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 199 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 186 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 371 |
| MILK COWS | 637 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 168 |
| OC TOT | 191 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 398 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 616 |
| SHEEP KS | 378 |
| SUP AM | 11,706 |
| SUP FOR | 1,986 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 3,965 |
| SUP SC | 7,702 |
| SUP TOT | 13,692 |
| SWINE | 502 |
| SWINE KS | 350 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,887 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082005— 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. Marcel, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marcel-qc181006-1891/.