St. Michel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.450°N, 73.051°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Michel had a population of 832: 407 male and 425 female residents. Population density was 50.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 832 |
| 1901 | 749 |
| 1911 | 748 |
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 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 186 |
| Number of families | 186 |
| Number of females | 425 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 142 |
| Number of married persons | 287 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 425 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 832 |
| Total population | 832 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 514 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 715 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 117 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 185 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 165 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 117 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 185 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 246 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 473 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,496 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,443 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,560 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,291 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,529 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,972 |
| Acres of oats | 1,192 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 262 |
| BAR AC | 246 |
| BAR BU | 3,781 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,781 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,282 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,507 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,268 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,562 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,687 |
| BWT BU | 589 |
| CRN BU | 4,282 |
| HAY AC | 4,291 |
| HAY TONS | 4,343 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 270 |
| Number of chickens | 2,601 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 122 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 324 |
| Number of milk cows | 562 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 258 |
| Number of other fowl | 205 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 677 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 437 |
| Number of swine | 588 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 459 |
| Number of turkeys | 121 |
| OAT AC | 1,192 |
| OAT BU | 19,507 |
| PEA BU | 2,232 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 16,268 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,630 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 686 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,837 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,090 |
| RYE BU | 171 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,343 |
| WHT AC | 262 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,562 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 409 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,090 |
| CATTLE KS | 270 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,630 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 256 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 514 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 686 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 122 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 186 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,837 |
| FRN CA | 715 |
| GEESE | 103 |
| GRA BU | 200 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,601 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 324 |
| HOUSES | 185 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 117 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 165 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 142 |
| MD TOT | 287 |
| MILK COWS | 562 |
| NAME CD | Rouville |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER FOWL | 205 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 258 |
| OTHERS | 117 |
| SHEEP | 677 |
| SHEEP KS | 437 |
| SUP AM | 9,529 |
| SUP FOR | 2,443 |
| SUP JV | 473 |
| SUP PAT | 2,496 |
| SUP SC | 6,560 |
| SUP TOT | 11,972 |
| SWINE | 588 |
| SWINE KS | 459 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 185 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 6,687 |
| TURKEY | 121 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC184013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC194009— 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-qc184013-1891/.