St. Nicolas, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Nicolas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.380°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Nicolas had a population of 1,768: 891 male and 877 female residents. Population density was 46.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,219 |
| 1871 | 2,356 |
| 1881 | 2,246 |
| 1891 | 1,768 |
| 1901 | 1,627 |
| 1911 | 1,543 |
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. Nicolas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 314 |
| Number of families | 314 |
| Number of females | 877 |
| Number of males | 891 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 877 |
| POP M | 891 |
| POP TOT | 1,768 |
| Total population | 1,768 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,197 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,758 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 306 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 295 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 292 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 150 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 77 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,843 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,453 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,348 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,394 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,360 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,813 |
| Acres of oats | 2,326 |
| Acres of potatoes | 864 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 167 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 64 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,052 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 958 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,685 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 809 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 133,143 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,109 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,495 |
| BWT BU | 3,052 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 958 |
| HAY AC | 5,394 |
| HAY TONS | 5,146 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 262 |
| Number of chickens | 4,244 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 260 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 31 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 72 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 340 |
| Number of milk cows | 939 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 286 |
| Number of other cattle | 707 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 246 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 1,041 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 591 |
| Number of swine | 673 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 705 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 2,326 |
| OAT BU | 23,685 |
| PEA BU | 809 |
| POT AC | 864 |
| POT BU | 133,143 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,936 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,092 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 96,483 |
| RYE BU | 2,100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,146 |
| WHT AC | 167 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,109 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 169 |
| BUTTER LB | 96,483 |
| CATTLE KS | 262 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 618 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,197 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,936 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 72 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 314 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,092 |
| FRN CA | 1,758 |
| GEESE | 31 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,244 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 340 |
| HOUSES | 306 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 292 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 150 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 77 |
| HOUSES W | 295 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 249 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| MILK COWS | 939 |
| NAME CD | Lévis |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 260 |
| OC TOT | 286 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 707 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 1,041 |
| SHEEP KS | 591 |
| SUP AM | 18,360 |
| SUP FOR | 13,453 |
| SUP JV | 169 |
| SUP PAT | 5,843 |
| SUP SC | 12,348 |
| SUP TOT | 31,813 |
| SWINE | 673 |
| SWINE KS | 705 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 307 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 2,495 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 246 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169011— 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. Nicolas, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-nicolas-qc164011-1891/.