St. Polycarpe, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Polycarpe, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 431. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.308°N, 74.293°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Polycarpe, Village had a population of 431: 224 male and 207 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 431 |
| 1901 | 405 |
| 1911 | 467 |
| 1921 | 528 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Polycarpe, 1881 (4.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Polycarpe, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 431 total population, 224 males, 207 females, 143 married persons, 95 families, 72 married males, 71 married females, 25 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 263 single persons under 18, 145 single males under 18, 118 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 422 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 94 houses, 94 occupied houses, 86 houses built of wood, 72 houses of 2 stories, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 1 story, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,146 bushels of oats, 3,643 pounds of homemade butter, 1,784 chickens, 1,779 acres of land in farms, 1,726 acres of improved land in farms, 1,440 acres of farmland under crops, 1,348 bushels of peas, 1,297 bushels of potatoes, 632 bushels of barley, 526 acres of oats, 459 acres of hay crops, 364 tons of hay, 299 bushels of spring wheat, 289 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 240 acres of farmland in pasture, 201 swine, 123 swine slaughtered or sold, 104 milk cows, 102 sheep, 100 bushels of turnips, 94 occupants of farms, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 87 horses aged over 3 years, 79 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 71 turkeys, 62 acres of barley, 61 farm occupants who own their land, 61 geese, 60 other cattle, 58 acres of wheat, 53 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 52 sheep slaughtered or sold, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 bushels of beans, 32 cattle killed or sold, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 30 other fowl, 27 bushels of corn, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 ducks, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 acres of potatoes, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912724
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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-village-qc190009-1891/.