St. Michel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.018°N, 72.921°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Michel had a population of 1,747: 903 male and 844 female residents. Population density was 46.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,939 |
| 1891 | 1,747 |
| 1901 | 1,575 |
| 1911 | 1,091 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 844 |
| Number of males | 903 |
| Number of married females | 272 |
| Number of married males | 269 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 844 |
| POP M | 903 |
| POP TOT | 1,747 |
| Total population | 1,747 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 617 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,154 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,747 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 244 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 232 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 239 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,020 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,802 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,121 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,269 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,225 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,027 |
| Acres of oats | 4,767 |
| Acres of potatoes | 226 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 498 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,074 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,074 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,316 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 599 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,263 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,026 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,230 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,591 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 881 |
| BWT BU | 10,316 |
| CRN BU | 599 |
| HAY AC | 3,269 |
| HAY TONS | 2,792 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 202 |
| Number of chickens | 7,607 |
| Number of ducks | 241 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 248 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 431 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 281 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 567 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,001 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 270 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,239 |
| Number of other fowl | 119 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 63 |
| Number of sheep | 2,038 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,668 |
| Number of swine | 1,136 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 354 |
| Number of turkeys | 648 |
| OAT AC | 4,767 |
| OAT BU | 50,263 |
| PEA BU | 4,026 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 14,230 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 136 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,320 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,164 |
| RYE BU | 118 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,792 |
| WHT AC | 498 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,591 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,164 |
| CATTLE KS | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 537 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 617 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,154 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 136 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 281 |
| DUCKS | 241 |
| FAMILIES | 291 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,320 |
| FRN CA | 1,747 |
| GEESE | 431 |
| GRA BU | 367 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,607 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 567 |
| HOUSES | 244 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 239 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 232 |
| INF 11 A | 63 |
| MD FEM | 272 |
| MD MALE | 269 |
| MD TOT | 541 |
| MILK COWS | 1,001 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 248 |
| OC TOT | 270 |
| OTHER FOWL | 119 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,239 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 2,038 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,668 |
| SUP AM | 18,225 |
| SUP FOR | 4,802 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 4,020 |
| SUP SC | 14,121 |
| SUP TOT | 23,027 |
| SWINE | 1,136 |
| SWINE KS | 354 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 244 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 881 |
| TURKEY | 648 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100011— 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-qc197006-1891/.