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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912675. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 767 |
| 1861 | 1,065 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,453 total population, 741 males, 712 females, 498 married persons, 268 families, 250 married males, 248 married females, 42 widowed persons, 22 widowed males, 20 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 913 single persons under 18, 469 single males under 18, 444 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,450 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 171 houses, 171 houses built of wood, 171 occupied houses, 162 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,457 pounds of homemade butter, 16,559 bushels of oats, 15,804 acres of land in farms, 8,658 acres of improved land in farms, 8,408 bushels of potatoes, 7,146 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,452 acres of farmland under crops, 3,132 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,096 bushels of buckwheat, 2,209 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,095 bushels of peas, 1,982 acres of oats, 1,643 tons of hay, 1,634 chickens, 1,485 acres of hay crops, 1,295 sheep, 1,026 bushels of turnips, 892 bushels of spring wheat, 644 swine, 562 milk cows, 544 sheep slaughtered or sold, 445 other cattle, 365 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 316 swine slaughtered or sold, 248 horses aged over 3 years, 193 bushels of barley, 189 acres of wheat, 186 occupants of farms, 174 farm occupants who own their land, 143 bushels of corn, 107 cattle killed or sold, 105 acres of potatoes, 97 other fowl, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 bushels of beans, 31 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 acres of barley, 19 bushels of rye, 18 geese, 17 ducks, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 oxen, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 turkeys, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168010_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912675
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/.