St. Michel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,619. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 73.576°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Michel had a population of 1,619: 796 male and 823 female residents. Population density was 67.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,548 |
| 1871 | 1,986 |
| 1881 | 1,651 |
| 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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 309 |
| Number of families | 309 |
| Number of females | 823 |
| Number of males | 796 |
| Number of married females | 261 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 522 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 823 |
| POP M | 796 |
| POP TOT | 1,619 |
| Total population | 1,619 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,029 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,593 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 26 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 241 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 267 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 153 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,749 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,360 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,999 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,252 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,927 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,287 |
| Acres of oats | 3,313 |
| Acres of potatoes | 259 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR AC | 153 |
| BAR BU | 2,230 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,230 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,542 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,520 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,202 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,166 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,601 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,921 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 577 |
| BWT BU | 7,542 |
| CRN BU | 5,520 |
| HAY AC | 5,252 |
| HAY TONS | 3,822 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 188 |
| Number of chickens | 3,938 |
| Number of ducks | 96 |
| Number of employees on farms | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 195 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 307 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 227 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 594 |
| Number of milk cows | 613 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 245 |
| Number of other cattle | 394 |
| Number of other fowl | 299 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 676 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 434 |
| Number of swine | 440 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 555 |
| Number of turkeys | 294 |
| OAT AC | 3,313 |
| OAT BU | 56,202 |
| PEA BU | 7,166 |
| POT AC | 259 |
| POT BU | 30,601 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,292 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,096 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,582 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,822 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,921 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 55 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 239 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,582 |
| CATTLE KS | 188 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 520 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 509 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,029 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,292 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 227 |
| DUCKS | 96 |
| FAMILIES | 309 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,096 |
| FRN CA | 1,593 |
| GEESE | 307 |
| GRA BU | 219 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,938 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 594 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 267 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 92 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 241 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 261 |
| MD MALE | 261 |
| MD TOT | 522 |
| MILK COWS | 613 |
| NAME CD | Napierville |
| OC E | 14 |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 195 |
| OC TOT | 245 |
| OTHER FOWL | 299 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 394 |
| OTHERS | 26 |
| SHEEP | 676 |
| SHEEP KS | 434 |
| SUP AM | 15,927 |
| SUP FOR | 2,360 |
| SUP JV | 179 |
| SUP PAT | 3,749 |
| SUP SC | 11,999 |
| SUP TOT | 18,287 |
| SWINE | 440 |
| SWINE KS | 555 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 282 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 577 |
| TURKEY | 294 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077003— 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-qc174004-1891/.