St. Philippe, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Philippe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.338°N, 73.477°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Philippe had a population of 1,716: 899 male and 817 female residents. Population density was 47.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,480 |
| 1861 | 2,344 |
| 1871 | 1,754 |
| 1881 | 1,655 |
| 1891 | 1,716 |
| 1901 | 1,707 |
| 1911 | 1,615 |
| 1921 | 1,264 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 817 |
| Number of males | 899 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 817 |
| POP M | 899 |
| POP TOT | 1,716 |
| Total population | 1,716 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,137 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,657 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 59 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 278 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 260 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 244 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 278 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,764 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,890 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,944 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,849 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,798 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,688 |
| Acres of oats | 4,122 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 125 |
| BAR AC | 133 |
| BAR BU | 1,491 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,491 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,553 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,300 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,381 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,572 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 771 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 61 |
| BWT BU | 9,553 |
| CRN BU | 859 |
| HAY AC | 11,849 |
| HAY TONS | 8,938 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 209 |
| Number of chickens | 6,184 |
| Number of ducks | 483 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 226 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 653 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 325 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 950 |
| Number of milk cows | 879 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 269 |
| Number of other cattle | 357 |
| Number of other fowl | 677 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 81 |
| Number of sheep | 1,323 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 785 |
| Number of swine | 1,210 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 878 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,101 |
| OAT AC | 4,122 |
| OAT BU | 40,300 |
| PEA BU | 15,381 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 11,572 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,603 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,150 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,277 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,938 |
| WHT AC | 125 |
| WHT SP BU | 771 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,277 |
| CATTLE KS | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 519 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 618 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,137 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,603 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 325 |
| DUCKS | 483 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,150 |
| FRN CA | 1,657 |
| GEESE | 653 |
| GRA BU | 508 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,184 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 950 |
| HOUSES | 278 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 244 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 260 |
| INF 11 A | 81 |
| MD FEM | 260 |
| MD MALE | 260 |
| MD TOT | 520 |
| MILK COWS | 879 |
| NAME CD | Laprairie |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 226 |
| OC TOT | 269 |
| OTHER FOWL | 677 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 357 |
| OTHERS | 59 |
| SHEEP | 1,323 |
| SHEEP KS | 785 |
| SUP AM | 24,798 |
| SUP FOR | 1,890 |
| SUP JV | 90 |
| SUP PAT | 4,764 |
| SUP SC | 19,944 |
| SUP TOT | 26,688 |
| SWINE | 1,210 |
| SWINE KS | 878 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 278 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 61 |
| TURKEY | 1,101 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064006— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-philippe-qc161007-1891/.