St. Placide, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Placide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.542°N, 74.196°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Placide had a population of 990: 507 male and 483 female residents. Population density was 57.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,230 |
| 1861 | 1,479 |
| 1871 | 1,172 |
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 888 |
| 1921 | 819 |
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. Placide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 175 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 483 |
| Number of males | 507 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 483 |
| POP M | 507 |
| POP TOT | 990 |
| Total population | 990 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 651 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 983 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 168 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 126 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,714 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,396 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,037 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,047 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,842 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,238 |
| Acres of oats | 2,171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 263 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 311 |
| BAR AC | 143 |
| BAR BU | 1,540 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,540 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,207 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,750 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,954 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,215 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,113 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,291 |
| BWT BU | 1,207 |
| CRN BU | 1,750 |
| HAY AC | 2,047 |
| HAY TONS | 1,899 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 185 |
| Number of chickens | 8,786 |
| Number of ducks | 207 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 129 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 126 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 148 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 331 |
| Number of milk cows | 543 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 162 |
| Number of other cattle | 451 |
| Number of other fowl | 118 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 596 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 431 |
| Number of swine | 530 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 484 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,112 |
| OAT AC | 2,171 |
| OAT BU | 18,954 |
| PEA BU | 4,215 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 24,113 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 492 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,973 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,833 |
| RYE BU | 131 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,899 |
| WHT AC | 311 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,061 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 77 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,833 |
| CATTLE KS | 185 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 651 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 492 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 148 |
| DUCKS | 207 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,973 |
| FRN CA | 983 |
| GEESE | 126 |
| GRA BU | 221 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,786 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 331 |
| HOUSES | 168 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 126 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 155 |
| MD TOT | 310 |
| MILK COWS | 543 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 129 |
| OC TOT | 162 |
| OTHER FOWL | 118 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 451 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 596 |
| SHEEP KS | 431 |
| SUP AM | 9,842 |
| SUP FOR | 2,396 |
| SUP JV | 91 |
| SUP PAT | 2,714 |
| SUP SC | 7,037 |
| SUP TOT | 12,238 |
| SWINE | 530 |
| SWINE KS | 484 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 169 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 3,291 |
| TURKEY | 1,112 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912722
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. Placide, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-placide-qc151011-1891/.