St. Modeste, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Modeste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.823°N, 69.388°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Modeste had a population of 764: 363 male and 401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,124 |
| 1881 | 733 |
| 1891 | 764 |
| 1901 | 817 |
| 1911 | 678 |
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. Modeste shared boundaries with:
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 764 total population, 401 females, 363 males, 237 married persons, 120 married males, 117 married females, 114 families, 12 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6.70 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 515 single persons under 18, 275 single females under 18, 240 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 763 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 108 houses, 108 houses of 1 story, 108 occupied houses, 107 houses built of wood, 37 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,430 pounds of homemade butter, 15,932 acres of land in farms, 13,555 bushels of potatoes, 10,113 bushels of oats, 8,918 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,014 acres of improved land in farms, 4,966 acres of farmland under crops, 2,471 bushels of spring wheat, 2,311 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,288 bushels of turnips, 2,097 acres of hay crops, 2,027 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,009 tons of hay, 919 acres of oats, 861 chickens, 835 bushels of barley, 835 sheep, 646 bushels of peas, 486 sheep slaughtered or sold, 422 bushels of rye, 418 milk cows, 317 acres of wheat, 314 other cattle, 273 swine, 268 swine slaughtered or sold, 169 cattle killed or sold, 169 horses aged over 3 years, 117 acres of potatoes, 107 occupants of farms, 99 bushels of buckwheat, 95 farm occupants who own their land, 79 acres of barley, 55 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 53 horses aged 3 years and under, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 oxen, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 bushels of corn, 11 geese, 8 turkeys, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 ducks, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201019— 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. Modeste, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-modeste-qc192021-1891/.