St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.300°N, 74.315°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Polycarpe had a population of 1,734: 901 male and 833 female residents. Population density was 57.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,141 |
| 1861 | 3,178 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 2,603 |
| 1891 | 1,734 |
| 1901 | 1,515 |
| 1911 | 1,327 |
| 1921 | 1,477 |
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. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:
- Côteau Stn., VL
- St. Clet
- St. Ignace
- St. Polycarpe, Village
- St. Télesphore
- St. Zotique
- Ste. Justine de Newton
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 300 |
| Number of families | 300 |
| Number of females | 833 |
| Number of males | 901 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 279 |
| Number of married persons | 560 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 833 |
| POP M | 901 |
| POP TOT | 1,734 |
| Total population | 1,734 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 516 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 598 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,114 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,710 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 24 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 285 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 259 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 102 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,165 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 153 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,552 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,462 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,980 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,771 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,685 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,147 |
| Acres of oats | 5,887 |
| Acres of potatoes | 226 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 854 |
| BAR AC | 1,165 |
| BAR BU | 12,329 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,329 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 893 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,853 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 57,353 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,329 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,002 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,122 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 698 |
| BWT BU | 6,125 |
| CRN BU | 1,853 |
| HAY AC | 4,771 |
| HAY TONS | 4,089 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 341 |
| Number of chickens | 13,298 |
| Number of ducks | 237 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 221 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 79 |
| Number of geese | 443 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 273 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 714 |
| Number of milk cows | 872 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 300 |
| Number of other cattle | 958 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 72 |
| Number of sheep | 1,831 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 910 |
| Number of swine | 1,388 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 761 |
| Number of turkeys | 978 |
| OAT AC | 5,887 |
| OAT BU | 57,353 |
| PEA BU | 15,329 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 21,002 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 240 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,095 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 148 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,125 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,089 |
| WHT AC | 854 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,122 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 75 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 127 |
| BEN BU | 146 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,125 |
| CATTLE KS | 341 |
| CHEESE LB | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 516 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 598 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,114 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,095 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 273 |
| DUCKS | 237 |
| FAMILIES | 300 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 148 |
| FRN CA | 1,710 |
| GEESE | 443 |
| GRA BU | 893 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,298 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 714 |
| HOUSES | 285 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 259 |
| INF 11 A | 72 |
| MD FEM | 281 |
| MD MALE | 279 |
| MD TOT | 560 |
| MILK COWS | 872 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC F | 79 |
| OC P | 221 |
| OC TOT | 300 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 958 |
| OTHERS | 24 |
| SHEEP | 1,831 |
| SHEEP KS | 910 |
| SUP AM | 20,685 |
| SUP FOR | 1,462 |
| SUP JV | 153 |
| SUP PAT | 4,552 |
| SUP SC | 15,980 |
| SUP TOT | 22,147 |
| SWINE | 1,388 |
| SWINE KS | 761 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 285 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 698 |
| TURKEY | 978 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089004— 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. Polycarpe, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc190008-1891/.