St. Philémon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Philémon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 707. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.667°N, 70.441°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Philémon had a population of 707: 359 male and 348 female residents. Population density was 14.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 707 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 1,216 |
| 1921 | 1,238 |
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. Philémon, 1901 (83.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Philémon shared boundaries with:
- Armagh
- Montminy, Rolette & Panet
- Notre-Dame de Buckland
- St. Léon de Standon
- St. Magloire (Rioux, Bellechasse, Daaquam)
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of males | 359 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 348 |
| POP M | 359 |
| POP TOT | 707 |
| Total population | 707 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 470 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 707 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 107 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 107 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 107 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 107 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 113 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,931 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,162 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,985 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,818 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,923 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,085 |
| Acres of oats | 439 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR AC | 113 |
| BAR BU | 1,577 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,577 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,800 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,469 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 494 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,722 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,110 |
| BWT BU | 2,800 |
| HAY AC | 1,818 |
| HAY TONS | 958 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 51 |
| Number of chickens | 472 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 85 |
| Number of milk cows | 304 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 115 |
| Number of other cattle | 183 |
| Number of oxen | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 359 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 190 |
| Number of swine | 122 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 183 |
| OAT AC | 439 |
| OAT BU | 6,469 |
| PEA BU | 494 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 5,722 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,204 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,020 |
| RYE BU | 563 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 958 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 101 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,020 |
| CATTLE KS | 51 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 470 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 135 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,204 |
| FRN CA | 707 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 472 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 85 |
| HOUSES | 107 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 107 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 112 |
| MD TOT | 226 |
| MILK COWS | 304 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 115 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 183 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 359 |
| SHEEP KS | 190 |
| SUP AM | 5,923 |
| SUP FOR | 8,162 |
| SUP PAT | 2,931 |
| SUP SC | 2,985 |
| SUP TOT | 14,085 |
| SWINE | 122 |
| SWINE KS | 183 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 107 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,110 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912678
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. Philémon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-phil-mon-qc141011-1891/.