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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463150. 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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,049 total population, 551 females, 498 males, 306 married persons, 189 families, 153 married females, 153 married males, 53 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 690 single persons under 18, 368 single females under 18, 322 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,048 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 160 houses, 160 houses built of wood, 160 occupied houses, 152 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,926 pounds of homemade butter, 17,430 bushels of potatoes, 10,329 acres of land in farms, 7,848 acres of improved land in farms, 4,337 bushels of spring wheat, 4,298 acres of farmland under crops, 4,204 bushels of oats, 3,466 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,481 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,359 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,349 acres of hay crops, 1,997 chickens, 1,638 tons of hay, 1,256 bushels of barley, 1,146 sheep, 1,055 bushels of rye, 934 bushels of peas, 795 acres of wheat, 635 swine, 593 milk cows, 489 sheep slaughtered or sold, 418 acres of oats, 299 swine slaughtered or sold, 196 other cattle, 175 horses aged over 3 years, 157 acres of potatoes, 152 geese, 150 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 125 acres of barley, 118 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 91 bushels of turnips, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 cattle killed or sold, 62 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 49 bushels of buckwheat, 41 other fowl, 39 bushels of corn, 37 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 bushels of beans, 24 ducks, 18 oxen, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3463150
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Philippe-de-N%C3%A9ri
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Philippe-de-N%C3%A9ri
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/.