St. Onésime, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Onésime was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912637. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.297°N, 69.922°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Onésime had a population of 760: 372 male and 388 female residents. Population density was 19.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 760 |
| 1901 | 583 |
| 1911 | 707 |
| 1921 | 644 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais, 1881 (17.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Onésime 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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 128 |
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of females | 388 |
| Number of males | 372 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 274 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 388 |
| POP M | 372 |
| POP TOT | 760 |
| Total population | 760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 466 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 758 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 111 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 109 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,650 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,146 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,234 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,107 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,900 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,046 |
| Acres of oats | 636 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 332 |
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 461 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,483 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,916 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,851 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 242 |
| BWT BU | 111 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 1,107 |
| HAY TONS | 944 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 51 |
| Number of chickens | 933 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 106 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 138 |
| Number of milk cows | 359 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 194 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 792 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 367 |
| Number of swine | 342 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 205 |
| OAT AC | 636 |
| OAT BU | 5,483 |
| PEA BU | 368 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 5,916 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 223 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,537 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,297 |
| RYE BU | 389 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 944 |
| WHT AC | 332 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,851 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,297 |
| CATTLE KS | 51 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 238 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 466 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 223 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 128 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,537 |
| FRN CA | 758 |
| GEESE | 106 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 933 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 138 |
| HOUSES | 111 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 137 |
| MD MALE | 137 |
| MD TOT | 274 |
| MILK COWS | 359 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 194 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 792 |
| SHEEP KS | 367 |
| SUP AM | 5,900 |
| SUP FOR | 5,146 |
| SUP JV | 161 |
| SUP PAT | 3,650 |
| SUP SC | 2,234 |
| SUP TOT | 11,046 |
| SWINE | 342 |
| SWINE KS | 205 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 111 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 242 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912637
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. Onésime, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-on-sime-qc160011-1891/.