St. Nérée, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Nérée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,181. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.709°N, 70.710°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Nérée had a population of 1,181: 626 male and 555 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,181 |
| 1901 | 1,183 |
| 1911 | 1,192 |
| 1921 | 998 |
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. Nérée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,181 total population, 626 males, 555 females, 353 married persons, 224 families, 178 married females, 175 married males, 23 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 805 single persons under 18, 443 single males under 18, 362 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,181 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 200 houses, 200 houses built of wood, 200 occupied houses, 190 houses of 1 story, 130 houses of 2 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,915 pounds of homemade butter, 18,831 acres of land in farms, 11,078 bushels of potatoes, 10,443 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,040 bushels of oats, 8,388 acres of improved land in farms, 4,585 acres of farmland under crops, 4,008 bushels of buckwheat, 3,758 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,048 acres of hay crops, 1,695 tons of hay, 1,626 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,057 acres of oats, 565 chickens, 532 milk cows, 504 bushels of spring wheat, 452 sheep, 312 swine slaughtered or sold, 297 sheep slaughtered or sold, 269 other cattle, 257 bushels of barley, 238 bushels of peas, 206 oxen, 197 swine, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 183 occupants of farms, 169 bushels of turnips, 168 bushels of rye, 164 acres of potatoes, 159 horses aged over 3 years, 122 cattle killed or sold, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 acres of wheat, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 acres of barley, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 other fowl, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of beans, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042013_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912621
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. Nérée, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-n-r-e-qc141010-1891/.