St. Paul de la Croix, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Paul de la Croix was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 745. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815262. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.954°N, 69.185°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paul de la Croix had a population of 745: 380 male and 365 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 833 |
| 1891 | 745 |
| 1901 | 844 |
| 1911 | 851 |
| 1921 | 999 |
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. Paul de la Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 745 total population, 380 males, 365 females, 210 married persons, 109 families, 106 married females, 104 married males, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6.80 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 522 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 252 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 743 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 97 houses, 97 houses built of wood, 97 houses of 1 story, 97 occupied houses, 45 houses of 1 room, 28 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,351 pounds of homemade butter, 19,228 acres of land in farms, 13,944 bushels of potatoes, 11,012 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,216 acres of improved land in farms, 4,497 bushels of oats, 4,279 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,936 acres of farmland under crops, 2,207 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,063 acres of hay crops, 1,793 bushels of peas, 1,641 bushels of spring wheat, 1,279 chickens, 1,182 sheep, 1,172 bushels of turnips, 1,051 bushels of rye, 943 bushels of barley, 873 tons of hay, 615 swine, 462 acres of oats, 438 sheep slaughtered or sold, 424 milk cows, 363 bushels of buckwheat, 325 swine slaughtered or sold, 259 other cattle, 226 acres of wheat, 135 horses aged over 3 years, 129 acres of potatoes, 129 cattle killed or sold, 123 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 113 acres of barley, 108 occupants of farms, 98 farm occupants who own their land, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 geese, 41 oxen, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 employees on farms, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815262
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. Paul de la Croix, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-de-la-croix-qc192022-1891/.