St. Paul l'Ermite, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Paul l'Ermite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,170. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.772°N, 73.496°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paul l'Ermite had a population of 1,170: 597 male and 573 female residents. Population density was 75.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,006 |
| 1871 | 1,048 |
| 1881 | 1,490 |
| 1891 | 1,170 |
| 1901 | 1,388 |
| 1911 | 771 |
| 1921 | 762 |
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 l'Ermite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 213 |
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 573 |
| Number of males | 597 |
| Number of married females | 184 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 368 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 573 |
| POP M | 597 |
| POP TOT | 1,170 |
| Total population | 1,170 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 749 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,143 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 27 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 28 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 157 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 184 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,415 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,747 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,310 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,698 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,762 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,509 |
| Acres of oats | 2,399 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 156 |
| BAR AC | 104 |
| BAR BU | 1,521 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,521 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 372 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,177 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,377 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,403 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,300 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,437 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 688 |
| BWT BU | 3,177 |
| CRN BU | 1,119 |
| HAY AC | 1,698 |
| HAY TONS | 1,945 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 107 |
| Number of chickens | 2,248 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 128 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 129 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 308 |
| Number of milk cows | 585 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 345 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 101 |
| Number of sheep | 450 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 379 |
| Number of swine | 344 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 337 |
| Number of turkeys | 75 |
| OAT AC | 2,399 |
| OAT BU | 23,377 |
| PEA BU | 2,403 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 15,300 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,137 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,594 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| WHT AC | 156 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,437 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 372 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,594 |
| CATTLE KS | 107 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 362 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 749 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 32 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 129 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 213 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,137 |
| FRN CA | 1,143 |
| GEESE | 128 |
| GRA BU | 150 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,248 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 308 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 184 |
| HOUSES S | 28 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 157 |
| INF 11 A | 101 |
| MD FEM | 184 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 368 |
| MILK COWS | 585 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 345 |
| OTHERS | 27 |
| SHEEP | 450 |
| SHEEP KS | 379 |
| SUP AM | 6,762 |
| SUP FOR | 1,747 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 2,415 |
| SUP SC | 4,310 |
| SUP TOT | 8,509 |
| SWINE | 344 |
| SWINE KS | 337 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 194 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 688 |
| TURKEY | 75 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065008— 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. Paul l'Ermite, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-l-ermite-qc162009-1891/.