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 density was 23.9 people per square mile.
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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 109 |
| Number of families | 109 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 380 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 210 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 365 |
| POP M | 380 |
| POP TOT | 745 |
| Total population | 745 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 522 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 743 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 97 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 97 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 45 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 97 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 97 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,279 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,012 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,936 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,063 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,216 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,228 |
| Acres of oats | 462 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 226 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 943 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 943 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,497 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,793 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,944 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,051 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,641 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,172 |
| BWT BU | 363 |
| HAY AC | 2,063 |
| HAY TONS | 873 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 129 |
| Number of chickens | 1,279 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 98 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 135 |
| Number of milk cows | 424 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 108 |
| Number of other cattle | 259 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,182 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 438 |
| Number of swine | 615 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 325 |
| OAT AC | 462 |
| OAT BU | 4,497 |
| PEA BU | 1,793 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 13,944 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 123 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,207 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,351 |
| RYE BU | 1,051 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 873 |
| WHT AC | 226 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,641 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,351 |
| CATTLE KS | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 522 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 123 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 109 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,207 |
| FRN CA | 743 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,279 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 135 |
| HOUSES | 97 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 97 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 97 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 106 |
| MD MALE | 104 |
| MD TOT | 210 |
| MILK COWS | 424 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 98 |
| OC TOT | 108 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 259 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,182 |
| SHEEP KS | 438 |
| SUP AM | 8,216 |
| SUP FOR | 11,012 |
| SUP JV | 1 |
| SUP PAT | 4,279 |
| SUP SC | 3,936 |
| SUP TOT | 19,228 |
| SWINE | 615 |
| SWINE KS | 325 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 97 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,172 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
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/.