St. Paul, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.967°N, 71.782°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paul had a population of 1,874: 967 male and 907 female residents. Population density was 40.8 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Paul shared boundaries with:
- Chester, East—Est (Ste. Hélène)
- Chester, North—Nord
- Chénier
- Ham N
- St. Christophe d’Arthabaska
- St. Fortunat de Wolfestown
- St. Rémi de Tingwick
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 907 |
| Number of males | 967 |
| Number of married females | 310 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of married persons | 618 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 907 |
| POP M | 967 |
| POP TOT | 1,874 |
| Total population | 1,874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 644 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,223 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,872 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 284 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 283 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 63 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 283 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 284 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 60 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,682 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,073 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,224 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,019 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,967 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,040 |
| Acres of oats | 1,331 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 240 |
| BAR AC | 60 |
| BAR BU | 965 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 965 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,411 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,123 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,975 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,135 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 374 |
| BWT BU | 7,411 |
| CRN BU | 172 |
| HAY AC | 6,019 |
| HAY TONS | 4,484 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 320 |
| Number of chickens | 2,859 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 289 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 87 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 336 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,254 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 292 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,093 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 225 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 1,852 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,120 |
| Number of swine | 423 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 431 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 1,331 |
| OAT BU | 22,123 |
| PEA BU | 172 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 15,975 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,536 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,219 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,484 |
| WHT AC | 240 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,135 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 63 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 142 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,219 |
| CATTLE KS | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 644 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,223 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 305 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,536 |
| FRN CA | 1,872 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,859 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 336 |
| HOUSES | 284 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 283 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 283 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 310 |
| MD MALE | 308 |
| MD TOT | 618 |
| MILK COWS | 1,254 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 289 |
| OC TOT | 292 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,093 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,852 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,120 |
| SUP AM | 14,967 |
| SUP FOR | 9,073 |
| SUP JV | 61 |
| SUP PAT | 5,682 |
| SUP SC | 9,224 |
| SUP TOT | 24,040 |
| SWINE | 423 |
| SWINE KS | 431 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 284 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 374 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 225 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153025— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-qc153025-1891/.