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 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, VL, 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,040 total population, 1,556 males, 1,484 females, 941 married persons, 503 families, 471 married males, 470 married females, 101 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,998 single persons under 18, 1,039 single males under 18, 959 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,963 French Canadians, 77 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 456 houses, 456 occupied houses, 449 houses built of wood, 447 houses of 1 story, 163 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 99 houses of 4 rooms, 74 houses of 5 rooms, 69 uninhabited houses, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses built of brick, 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 87,665 pounds of homemade butter, 51,656 bushels of oats, 38,310 acres of land in farms, 37,084 bushels of potatoes, 22,427 acres of improved land in farms, 15,883 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,618 acres of farmland under crops, 6,742 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,573 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,054 bushels of buckwheat, 5,923 tons of hay, 4,883 chickens, 4,765 acres of hay crops, 4,322 bushels of peas, 4,209 acres of oats, 3,530 bushels of turnips, 3,397 bushels of spring wheat, 1,932 sheep, 1,746 bushels of barley, 1,308 bushels of corn, 1,157 milk cows, 1,024 sheep slaughtered or sold, 843 other cattle, 716 swine slaughtered or sold, 629 swine, 617 horses aged over 3 years, 465 occupants of farms, 454 acres of wheat, 416 farm occupants who own their land, 355 cattle killed or sold, 248 acres of potatoes, 174 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 142 bushels of beans, 126 acres of barley, 109 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 96 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 91 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 67 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 turkeys, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 36 oxen, 33 other fowl, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 geese, 24 ducks, 21 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 13, 10 employees on farms, 5 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.