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 density was 39.5 people per square mile.
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 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 224 |
| Number of families | 224 |
| Number of females | 555 |
| Number of males | 626 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 353 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 555 |
| POP M | 626 |
| POP TOT | 1,181 |
| Total population | 1,181 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 805 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,181 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 200 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,758 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,443 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,585 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,048 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,388 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,831 |
| Acres of oats | 1,057 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 257 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,008 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,040 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,078 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 169 |
| BWT BU | 4,008 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 3,048 |
| HAY TONS | 1,695 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 122 |
| Number of chickens | 565 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 159 |
| Number of milk cows | 532 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 269 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 206 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 452 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 297 |
| Number of swine | 197 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 312 |
| OAT AC | 1,057 |
| OAT BU | 10,040 |
| PEA BU | 238 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 11,078 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,626 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,915 |
| RYE BU | 168 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,695 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT SP BU | 504 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,915 |
| CATTLE KS | 122 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 362 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 443 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 805 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,626 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 224 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,181 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 565 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 159 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 130 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 200 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 178 |
| MD MALE | 175 |
| MD TOT | 353 |
| MILK COWS | 532 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 269 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 452 |
| SHEEP KS | 297 |
| SUP AM | 8,388 |
| SUP FOR | 10,443 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 3,758 |
| SUP SC | 4,585 |
| SUP TOT | 18,831 |
| SWINE | 197 |
| SWINE KS | 312 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 169 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 206 |
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/.