St. Michel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.839°N, 70.875°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Michel had a population of 1,838: 875 male and 963 female residents. Population density was 69.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,654 |
| 1861 | 2,369 |
| 1871 | 2,134 |
| 1881 | 2,099 |
| 1891 | 1,838 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 1,454 |
| 1921 | 1,296 |
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 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 348 |
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 963 |
| Number of males | 875 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 578 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 963 |
| POP M | 875 |
| POP TOT | 1,838 |
| Total population | 1,838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 609 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,172 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,836 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 302 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 286 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 262 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 302 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,972 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,587 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,133 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,806 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,217 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,804 |
| Acres of oats | 2,512 |
| Acres of potatoes | 405 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 134 |
| BAR AC | 89 |
| BAR BU | 727 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,270 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,354 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,226 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,647 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 818 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 867 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,240 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| BWT BU | 1,270 |
| CRN BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 3,806 |
| HAY TONS | 3,712 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 331 |
| Number of chickens | 2,219 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 198 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 91 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 83 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 258 |
| Number of milk cows | 652 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 213 |
| Number of other cattle | 647 |
| Number of oxen | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 856 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 560 |
| Number of swine | 607 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 887 |
| OAT AC | 2,512 |
| OAT BU | 24,354 |
| PEA BU | 1,226 |
| POT AC | 405 |
| POT BU | 49,647 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,877 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,986 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,080 |
| RYE BU | 818 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,712 |
| WHT AC | 134 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 867 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,080 |
| CATTLE KS | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 609 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,172 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,877 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 83 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,986 |
| FRN CA | 1,836 |
| GEESE | 91 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,219 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 258 |
| HOUSES | 302 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 262 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 92 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 286 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 289 |
| MD MALE | 289 |
| MD TOT | 578 |
| MILK COWS | 652 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 198 |
| OC TOT | 213 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 647 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 856 |
| SHEEP KS | 560 |
| SUP AM | 11,217 |
| SUP FOR | 5,587 |
| SUP JV | 112 |
| SUP PAT | 3,972 |
| SUP SC | 7,133 |
| SUP TOT | 16,804 |
| SWINE | 607 |
| SWINE KS | 887 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 302 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 2,240 |
| WID FEM | 65 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
| WORKING OX | 141 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042012— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-qc141009-1891/.