St. Maurice, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Maurice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,040. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.458°N, 72.558°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Maurice had a population of 3,040: 1,556 male and 1,484 female residents. Population density was 48.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,648 |
| 1861 | 3,300 |
| 1871 | 3,004 |
| 1881 | 3,299 |
| 1891 | 3,040 |
| 1901 | 2,210 |
| 1911 | 1,828 |
| 1921 | 1,639 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fermont, Village, 1901 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Maurice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 503 |
| Number of families | 503 |
| Number of females | 1,484 |
| Number of males | 1,556 |
| Number of married females | 470 |
| Number of married males | 471 |
| Number of married persons | 941 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP F | 1,484 |
| POP M | 1,556 |
| POP TOT | 3,040 |
| Total population | 3,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 959 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,039 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,998 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,963 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 77 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 456 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 449 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 447 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 163 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 456 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,742 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,883 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,618 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,765 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,427 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,310 |
| Acres of oats | 4,209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 248 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 454 |
| BAR AC | 126 |
| BAR BU | 1,746 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,746 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,054 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,308 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,656 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,322 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,084 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,397 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,530 |
| BWT BU | 6,054 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 13 |
| CRN BU | 1,308 |
| HAY AC | 4,765 |
| HAY TONS | 5,923 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 355 |
| Number of chickens | 4,883 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of employees on farms | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 416 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 109 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 617 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,157 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 465 |
| Number of other cattle | 843 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 174 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 103 |
| Number of sheep | 1,932 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,024 |
| Number of swine | 629 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 716 |
| Number of turkeys | 40 |
| OAT AC | 4,209 |
| OAT BU | 51,656 |
| PEA BU | 4,322 |
| POT AC | 248 |
| POT BU | 37,084 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,573 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 87,665 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,923 |
| WHT AC | 454 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,397 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 174 |
| BEN BU | 142 |
| BUTTER LB | 87,665 |
| CATTLE KS | 355 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 959 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,039 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,998 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,573 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 109 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 503 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 2,963 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 91 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,883 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 617 |
| HOUSES | 456 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 99 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 447 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 163 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 69 |
| HOUSES W | 449 |
| INF 11 A | 103 |
| MD FEM | 470 |
| MD MALE | 471 |
| MD TOT | 941 |
| MILK COWS | 1,157 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 10 |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 416 |
| OC TOT | 465 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 843 |
| OTHERS | 77 |
| SHEEP | 1,932 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,024 |
| SILOS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 22,427 |
| SUP FOR | 15,883 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 6,742 |
| SUP SC | 15,618 |
| SUP TOT | 38,310 |
| SWINE | 629 |
| SWINE KS | 716 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 456 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 3,530 |
| TURKEY | 40 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912588
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. Maurice, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-maurice-qc146011-1891/.