St. Michel des Saints, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Michel des Saints was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.681°N, 73.958°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Michel des Saints had a population of 591: 319 male and 272 female residents. Population density was 4.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 738 |
| 1891 | 591 |
| 1901 | 700 |
| 1911 | 928 |
| 1921 | 1,240 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Michel des Saints, 1881 (35.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Michel des Saints shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 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 | 111 |
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 272 |
| Number of males | 319 |
| Number of married females | 107 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 212 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 272 |
| POP M | 319 |
| POP TOT | 591 |
| Total population | 591 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 161 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 370 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 589 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 91 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 91 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 91 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,741 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,409 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,309 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,035 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,061 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,470 |
| Acres of oats | 603 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 32 |
| BAR AC | 73 |
| BAR BU | 599 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 599 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,988 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,855 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,466 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,485 |
| BWT BU | 118 |
| HAY AC | 2,035 |
| HAY TONS | 1,357 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 63 |
| Number of chickens | 1,571 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 114 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 117 |
| Number of milk cows | 250 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 115 |
| Number of other cattle | 248 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 596 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 144 |
| Number of swine | 330 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 145 |
| OAT AC | 603 |
| OAT BU | 4,988 |
| PEA BU | 1,855 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 5,466 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 650 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 478 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,138 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,225 |
| RYE BU | 114 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,357 |
| WHT AC | 32 |
| WHT SP BU | 204 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 63 |
| CHEESE LB | 650 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 161 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 370 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 478 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,138 |
| FRN CA | 589 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 558 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,571 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 117 |
| HOUSES | 91 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 91 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 107 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 212 |
| MILK COWS | 250 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 114 |
| OC TOT | 115 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 248 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 596 |
| SHEEP KS | 144 |
| SUP AM | 6,061 |
| SUP FOR | 17,409 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 1,741 |
| SUP SC | 4,309 |
| SUP TOT | 23,470 |
| SWINE | 330 |
| SWINE KS | 145 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 91 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,485 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043011— 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. Michel des Saints, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-des-saints-qc142010-1891/.