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 density was 22.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,124 |
| 1881 | 733 |
| 1891 | 764 |
| 1901 | 817 |
| 1911 | 678 |
| 1921 | 737 |
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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 114 |
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 401 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 401 |
| POP M | 363 |
| POP TOT | 764 |
| Total population | 764 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 240 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 515 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 763 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 107 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 108 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,027 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,918 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,966 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,097 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,014 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,932 |
| Acres of oats | 919 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 317 |
| BAR AC | 79 |
| BAR BU | 835 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 835 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,113 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 646 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,555 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 422 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,471 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,288 |
| BWT BU | 99 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 2,097 |
| HAY TONS | 2,009 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 169 |
| Number of chickens | 861 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 95 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 169 |
| Number of milk cows | 418 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 314 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 835 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 486 |
| Number of swine | 273 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 268 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 919 |
| OAT BU | 10,113 |
| PEA BU | 646 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 13,555 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,311 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 55 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,430 |
| RYE BU | 422 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,009 |
| WHT AC | 317 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,471 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,430 |
| CATTLE KS | 169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 515 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,311 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 55 |
| FRN CA | 763 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 861 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 169 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 108 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 107 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 117 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 237 |
| MILK COWS | 418 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 95 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 314 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 835 |
| SHEEP KS | 486 |
| SUP AM | 7,014 |
| SUP FOR | 8,918 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 2,027 |
| SUP SC | 4,966 |
| SUP TOT | 15,932 |
| SWINE | 273 |
| SWINE KS | 268 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 108 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 2,288 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095023— 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/.