St. Paul, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 73.433°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paul had a population of 1,485: 751 male and 734 female residents. Population density was 45.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,217 |
| 1861 | 2,073 |
| 1871 | 1,943 |
| 1881 | 1,822 |
| 1891 | 1,485 |
| 1901 | 1,470 |
| 1911 | 1,433 |
| 1921 | 1,769 |
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 shared boundaries with:
- Joliette, Town—Ville
- L'Assomption
- Lavaltrie
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Jacques
- St. Liguori
- St. Thomas
- Ste. Marie Salomée
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 311 |
| Number of families | 311 |
| Number of females | 734 |
| Number of males | 751 |
| Number of married females | 239 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 734 |
| POP M | 751 |
| POP TOT | 1,485 |
| Total population | 1,485 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 458 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 480 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 938 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,484 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 307 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 25 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 275 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 287 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 49 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,472 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,414 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,003 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,896 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,575 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,989 |
| Acres of oats | 3,767 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 226 |
| BAR AC | 66 |
| BAR BU | 851 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 851 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,021 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,187 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,905 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,705 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,980 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,094 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,324 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 658 |
| BWT BU | 4,021 |
| CRN BU | 3,187 |
| HAY AC | 3,896 |
| HAY TONS | 4,037 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 191 |
| Number of chickens | 4,253 |
| Number of ducks | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 256 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 194 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 537 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,076 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 274 |
| Number of other cattle | 620 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 1,043 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 610 |
| Number of swine | 922 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 802 |
| Number of turkeys | 643 |
| OAT AC | 3,767 |
| OAT BU | 40,905 |
| PEA BU | 6,705 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 24,980 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 33,415 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,653 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,187 |
| RYE BU | 1,094 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,037 |
| WHT AC | 226 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,324 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 98 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,187 |
| CATTLE KS | 191 |
| CHEESE LB | 33,415 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 458 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 480 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 938 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,653 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 194 |
| DUCKS | 66 |
| FAMILIES | 311 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,484 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 88 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,253 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 537 |
| HOUSES | 307 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 287 |
| HOUSES S | 25 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 275 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 239 |
| MD MALE | 238 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| MILK COWS | 1,076 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 256 |
| OC TOT | 274 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 620 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,043 |
| SHEEP KS | 610 |
| SUP AM | 19,575 |
| SUP FOR | 4,414 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 4,472 |
| SUP SC | 15,003 |
| SUP TOT | 23,989 |
| SWINE | 922 |
| SWINE KS | 802 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 307 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 658 |
| TURKEY | 643 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060013— 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-qc159012-1891/.