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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138796189. 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 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:
- Mont Carmel
- NO DATA
- Rivière Ouelle
- St. Onésime d'Ixworth
- St. Philippe de Néri
- Ste. Anne de la Pocatière
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,928 total population, 977 females, 951 males, 630 married persons, 319 families, 315 married females, 315 married males, 80 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,218 single persons under 18, 613 single males under 18, 605 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,922 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 318 houses, 318 houses built of wood, 318 occupied houses, 315 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 3 rooms, 74 houses of 2 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 48 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 1 room, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,044 pounds of homemade butter, 24,116 acres of land in farms, 17,643 bushels of potatoes, 14,041 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,075 acres of improved land in farms, 6,380 bushels of oats, 6,225 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,367 bushels of spring wheat, 3,835 acres of farmland under crops, 2,742 bushels of rye, 2,529 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,662 tons of hay, 1,568 chickens, 1,514 acres of hay crops, 1,058 bushels of barley, 853 bushels of peas, 813 sheep, 617 acres of oats, 615 milk cows, 608 acres of wheat, 533 sheep slaughtered or sold, 527 bushels of buckwheat, 433 swine, 375 swine slaughtered or sold, 259 horses aged over 3 years, 247 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 231 other cattle, 226 occupants of farms, 225 farm occupants who own their land, 182 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 156 acres of potatoes, 108 cattle killed or sold, 106 geese, 82 acres of barley, 79 bushels of beans, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 58 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 oxen, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 ducks, 3 turkeys, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q138796189
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/.