St. Pamphile, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Pamphile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,041. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.980°N, 69.799°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Pamphile had a population of 1,041: 538 male and 503 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,041 |
| 1901 | 1,307 |
| 1911 | 2,257 |
| 1921 | 2,271 |
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 Ste. Perpétue, St. Pamphile, Casgrain, Dionne & c, 1881 (45.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Pamphile, 1901 (62.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Pamphile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,041 total population, 538 males, 503 females, 297 married persons, 166 families, 149 married females, 148 married males, 25 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 719 single persons under 18, 378 single males under 18, 341 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,039 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 129 houses, 129 houses built of wood, 129 occupied houses, 127 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 1 room, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,882 pounds of homemade butter, 20,917 acres of land in farms, 15,846 bushels of oats, 14,305 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,671 bushels of potatoes, 6,612 acres of improved land in farms, 4,209 acres of farmland under crops, 2,926 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,397 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,086 acres of hay crops, 1,476 bushels of barley, 1,437 tons of hay, 1,134 acres of oats, 1,003 chickens, 849 bushels of peas, 813 bushels of turnips, 762 sheep, 526 bushels of spring wheat, 374 milk cows, 352 sheep slaughtered or sold, 258 other cattle, 227 swine slaughtered or sold, 221 bushels of buckwheat, 187 swine, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 162 acres of barley, 140 occupants of farms, 137 farm occupants who own their land, 131 acres of potatoes, 100 cattle killed or sold, 85 acres of wheat, 71 bushels of rye, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 oxen, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12 acres of turnips, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 geese, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys, 1 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pamphile
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pamphile
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. Pamphile, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pamphile-qc165009-1891/.