St. Philippe de Néri, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Philippe de Néri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,049. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.468°N, 69.882°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Philippe de Néri had a population of 1,049: 498 male and 551 female residents. Population density was 80.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,034 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 969 |
| 1921 | 879 |
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. Philippe de Néri 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 | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 551 |
| Number of males | 498 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 306 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 551 |
| POP M | 498 |
| POP TOT | 1,049 |
| Total population | 1,049 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 690 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,048 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,466 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,481 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,298 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,349 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,848 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,329 |
| Acres of oats | 418 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 795 |
| BAR AC | 125 |
| BAR BU | 1,256 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,256 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,204 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 934 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,430 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,055 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,337 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 91 |
| BWT BU | 49 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 2,349 |
| HAY TONS | 1,638 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 62 |
| Number of chickens | 1,997 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 152 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 175 |
| Number of milk cows | 593 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of other cattle | 196 |
| Number of other fowl | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 62 |
| Number of sheep | 1,146 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 489 |
| Number of swine | 635 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 299 |
| OAT AC | 418 |
| OAT BU | 4,204 |
| PEA BU | 934 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 17,430 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 118 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,359 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,926 |
| RYE BU | 1,055 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,638 |
| WHT AC | 795 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,337 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,926 |
| CATTLE KS | 62 |
| CHEESE LB | 3 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 368 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 690 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 118 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,359 |
| FRN CA | 1,048 |
| GEESE | 152 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,997 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 175 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 62 |
| MD FEM | 153 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 306 |
| MILK COWS | 593 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 150 |
| OTHER FOWL | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 196 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,146 |
| SHEEP KS | 489 |
| SUP AM | 7,848 |
| SUP FOR | 2,481 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 3,466 |
| SUP SC | 4,298 |
| SUP TOT | 10,329 |
| SWINE | 635 |
| SWINE KS | 299 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 160 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 91 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061015— 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. Philippe de Néri, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-philippe-de-n-ri-qc160014-1891/.