St. Pacôme, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pacôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.383°N, 69.903°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pacôme had a population of 1,928: 951 male and 977 female residents. Population density was 50.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,821 |
| 1871 | 1,863 |
| 1881 | 2,265 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,665 |
| 1911 | 2,093 |
| 1921 | 2,559 |
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. Pacôme 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 | 6 |
| FAM NO | 319 |
| Number of families | 319 |
| Number of females | 977 |
| Number of males | 951 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 315 |
| Number of married persons | 630 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 977 |
| POP M | 951 |
| POP TOT | 1,928 |
| Total population | 1,928 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 613 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,218 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,922 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 318 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 318 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 315 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 318 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,225 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,041 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,835 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,514 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,075 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,116 |
| Acres of oats | 617 |
| Acres of potatoes | 156 |
| Acres of wheat | 608 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,058 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,058 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,380 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 853 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,643 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,742 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,367 |
| BWT BU | 527 |
| HAY AC | 1,514 |
| HAY TONS | 1,662 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 108 |
| Number of chickens | 1,568 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 225 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 106 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 259 |
| Number of milk cows | 615 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 226 |
| Number of other cattle | 231 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 813 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 533 |
| Number of swine | 433 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 375 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 617 |
| OAT BU | 6,380 |
| PEA BU | 853 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 17,643 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 182 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 247 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,529 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,044 |
| RYE BU | 2,742 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,662 |
| WHT AC | 608 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,367 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,044 |
| CATTLE KS | 108 |
| CHEESE LB | 182 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 613 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,218 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 247 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 319 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,529 |
| FRN CA | 1,922 |
| GEESE | 106 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,568 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 259 |
| HOUSES | 318 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 315 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 48 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 74 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 318 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 315 |
| MD MALE | 315 |
| MD TOT | 630 |
| MILK COWS | 615 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 225 |
| OC TOT | 226 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 231 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 813 |
| SHEEP KS | 533 |
| SUP AM | 10,075 |
| SUP FOR | 14,041 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 6,225 |
| SUP SC | 3,835 |
| SUP TOT | 24,116 |
| SWINE | 433 |
| SWINE KS | 375 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 318 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 57 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061013— 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. Pacôme, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pac-me-qc160012-1891/.