St. Moïse, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Moïse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 537. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.542°N, 67.850°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Moïse had a population of 537: 287 male and 250 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 537 |
| 1901 | 908 |
| 1911 | 731 |
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. Moïse shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- St. Damase
- St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais
- St. Pierre du Lac & Sayabec
- Ste. Angèle de Merrici
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 537 total population, 287 males, 250 females, 177 married persons, 102 families, 89 married males, 88 married females, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 345 single persons under 18, 192 single males under 18, 153 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 536 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 81 houses, 81 houses built of wood, 81 occupied houses, 52 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,604 acres of land in farms, 14,335 pounds of homemade butter, 12,259 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,242 bushels of potatoes, 4,681 bushels of oats, 4,345 acres of improved land in farms, 2,278 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,066 acres of farmland under crops, 1,669 bushels of peas, 1,615 bushels of spring wheat, 1,141 acres of hay crops, 1,057 bushels of barley, 867 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 509 chickens, 456 tons of hay, 367 sheep, 352 acres of oats, 266 bushels of turnips, 175 acres of wheat, 173 milk cows, 167 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 162 swine, 125 other cattle, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 108 swine slaughtered or sold, 87 occupants of farms, 85 farm occupants who own their land, 83 sheep slaughtered or sold, 79 acres of barley, 63 acres of potatoes, 54 bushels of rye, 54 cattle killed or sold, 38 bushels of winter wheat, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 oxen, 8 geese, 7 bushels of buckwheat, 6 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815257
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. Moïse, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-mo-se-qc183027-1891/.