St. Narcisse, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Narcisse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.493°N, 71.255°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Narcisse had a population of 782: 393 male and 389 female residents. Population density was 31.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 639 |
| 1891 | 782 |
| 1901 | 778 |
| 1911 | 875 |
| 1921 | 883 |
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. Narcisse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 389 |
| Number of males | 393 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 231 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 389 |
| POP M | 393 |
| POP TOT | 782 |
| Total population | 782 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 529 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 748 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 34 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,226 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,588 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,185 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,593 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,428 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,016 |
| Acres of oats | 1,107 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 139 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,995 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,584 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 708 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 676 |
| BWT BU | 1,430 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 16 |
| HAY AC | 2,593 |
| HAY TONS | 1,152 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 126 |
| Number of chickens | 1,033 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 122 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 422 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 129 |
| Number of other cattle | 247 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 460 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 313 |
| Number of swine | 138 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 316 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 1,107 |
| OAT BU | 11,995 |
| PEA BU | 616 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 7,584 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 183 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,643 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,315 |
| RYE BU | 145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,152 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 708 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,315 |
| CATTLE KS | 126 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 529 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 183 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 40 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,643 |
| FRN CA | 748 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,033 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 115 |
| MD MALE | 116 |
| MD TOT | 231 |
| MILK COWS | 422 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 122 |
| OC TOT | 129 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 247 |
| OTHERS | 34 |
| SHEEP | 460 |
| SHEEP KS | 313 |
| SILOS | 16 |
| SUP AM | 7,428 |
| SUP FOR | 5,588 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 3,226 |
| SUP SC | 4,185 |
| SUP TOT | 13,016 |
| SWINE | 138 |
| SWINE KS | 316 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 676 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 120 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068014— 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. Narcisse, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-narcisse-qc166012-1891/.