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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912662. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,217 |
| 1861 | 2,073 |
| 1871 | 1,943 |
| 1881 | 1,822 |
| 1891 | 1,485 |
| 1901 | 1,470 |
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
- Lavaltrie
- L’Assomption
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Jacques
- St. Liguori
- St. Thomas
- Ste. Marie-Salomé
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,485 total population, 751 males, 734 females, 477 married persons, 311 families, 239 married females, 238 married males, 70 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 938 single persons under 18, 480 single males under 18, 458 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,484 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 307 houses, 307 occupied houses, 287 houses of 1 story, 275 houses built of wood, 88 houses of 3 rooms, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 49 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses built of stone, 19 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses built of brick, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,187 pounds of homemade butter, 40,905 bushels of oats, 33,415 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 24,980 bushels of potatoes, 23,989 acres of land in farms, 19,575 acres of improved land in farms, 15,003 acres of farmland under crops, 6,705 bushels of peas, 4,653 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,472 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,414 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,253 chickens, 4,037 tons of hay, 4,021 bushels of buckwheat, 3,896 acres of hay crops, 3,767 acres of oats, 3,187 bushels of corn, 2,324 bushels of spring wheat, 1,094 bushels of rye, 1,076 milk cows, 1,043 sheep, 922 swine, 851 bushels of barley, 802 swine slaughtered or sold, 658 bushels of turnips, 643 turkeys, 620 other cattle, 610 sheep slaughtered or sold, 537 horses aged over 3 years, 274 occupants of farms, 261 acres of potatoes, 256 farm occupants who own their land, 226 acres of wheat, 194 horses aged 3 years and under, 191 cattle killed or sold, 100 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 geese, 98 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 88 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 79 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 72 bushels of beans, 67 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 66 acres of barley, 66 ducks, 43 other fowl, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 oxen, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas-Edmond d' Odet d'Orsonnens | 1818–1892 | died here |
| Joseph Michaud | 1822–1902 | died here |
| Cyrille Beaudry | 1835–1904 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912662
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/.