St. Michel Archange, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Michel Archange was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,619. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912607. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 73.576°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Michel Archange had a population of 1,619: 796 male and 823 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,619 |
| 1901 | 1,336 |
| 1911 | 1,235 |
| 1921 | 1,194 |
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. Michel Archange shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,619 total population, 823 females, 796 males, 522 married persons, 309 families, 261 married females, 261 married males, 68 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,029 single persons under 18, 520 single females under 18, 509 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,593 French Canadians, 26 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 282 houses, 282 occupied houses, 267 houses of 1 story, 241 houses built of wood, 92 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 47 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses built of brick, 20 uninhabited houses, 16 houses built of stone, 15 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,202 bushels of oats, 38,582 pounds of homemade butter, 30,601 bushels of potatoes, 18,287 acres of land in farms, 15,927 acres of improved land in farms, 11,999 acres of farmland under crops, 7,542 bushels of buckwheat, 7,166 bushels of peas, 5,520 bushels of corn, 5,252 acres of hay crops, 3,938 chickens, 3,822 tons of hay, 3,749 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,313 acres of oats, 2,360 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,230 bushels of barley, 2,096 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,921 bushels of spring wheat, 1,292 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 676 sheep, 613 milk cows, 594 horses aged over 3 years, 577 bushels of turnips, 555 swine slaughtered or sold, 440 swine, 434 sheep slaughtered or sold, 394 other cattle, 307 geese, 299 other fowl, 294 turkeys, 259 acres of potatoes, 245 occupants of farms, 239 bushels of beans, 227 horses aged 3 years and under, 219 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 195 farm occupants who own their land, 191 acres of wheat, 188 cattle killed or sold, 179 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 153 acres of barley, 96 ducks, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 employees on farms, 8 oxen, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077003_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912607
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. Michel Archange, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-archange-qc174004-1891/.