St. Paulin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Paulin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,453. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.403°N, 73.028°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paulin had a population of 1,453: 741 male and 712 female residents. Population density was 66.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 767 |
| 1861 | 1,065 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
| 1911 | 1,669 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Paulin, 1901 (93.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Paulin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 268 |
| Number of families | 268 |
| Number of females | 712 |
| Number of males | 741 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 498 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 712 |
| POP M | 741 |
| POP TOT | 1,453 |
| Total population | 1,453 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 913 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,450 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 162 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,132 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,146 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,452 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,485 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,658 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,804 |
| Acres of oats | 1,982 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 189 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 193 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,096 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,559 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,095 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,408 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 892 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,026 |
| BWT BU | 3,096 |
| CRN BU | 143 |
| HAY AC | 1,485 |
| HAY TONS | 1,643 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 107 |
| Number of chickens | 1,634 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 174 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 248 |
| Number of milk cows | 562 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 186 |
| Number of other cattle | 445 |
| Number of other fowl | 97 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 47 |
| Number of sheep | 1,295 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 544 |
| Number of swine | 644 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 316 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 1,982 |
| OAT BU | 16,559 |
| PEA BU | 2,095 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 8,408 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 365 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,209 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,457 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,643 |
| WHT AC | 189 |
| WHT SP BU | 892 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,457 |
| CATTLE KS | 107 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 444 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 469 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 913 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 365 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 268 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,209 |
| FRN CA | 1,450 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,634 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 248 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 162 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 47 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 498 |
| MILK COWS | 562 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 174 |
| OC TOT | 186 |
| OTHER FOWL | 97 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 445 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 1,295 |
| SHEEP KS | 544 |
| SUP AM | 8,658 |
| SUP FOR | 7,146 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 3,132 |
| SUP SC | 5,452 |
| SUP TOT | 15,804 |
| SWINE | 644 |
| SWINE KS | 316 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 1,026 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069012— 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. Paulin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paulin-qc167010-1891/.