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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 95 |
| Number of families | 95 |
| Number of females | 207 |
| Number of males | 224 |
| Number of married females | 71 |
| Number of married males | 72 |
| Number of married persons | 143 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 207 |
| POP M | 224 |
| POP TOT | 431 |
| Total population | 431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 118 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 145 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 263 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 422 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 94 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 86 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 20 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 94 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 240 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 53 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,440 |
| Acres of hay crops | 459 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,726 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,779 |
| Acres of oats | 526 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 58 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 632 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,146 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,348 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,297 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 459 |
| HAY TONS | 364 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 32 |
| Number of chickens | 1,784 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 87 |
| Number of milk cows | 104 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 94 |
| Number of other cattle | 60 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 79 |
| Number of sheep | 102 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 52 |
| Number of swine | 201 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 123 |
| Number of turkeys | 71 |
| OAT AC | 526 |
| OAT BU | 4,146 |
| PEA BU | 1,348 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,297 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 289 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,643 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 364 |
| WHT AC | 58 |
| WHT SP BU | 299 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,643 |
| CATTLE KS | 32 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 118 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 263 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 289 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 95 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 422 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,784 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 87 |
| HOUSES | 94 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 86 |
| INF 11 A | 79 |
| MD FEM | 71 |
| MD MALE | 72 |
| MD TOT | 143 |
| MILK COWS | 104 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 61 |
| OC TOT | 94 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 60 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 102 |
| SHEEP KS | 52 |
| SUP AM | 1,726 |
| SUP FOR | 53 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 240 |
| SUP SC | 1,440 |
| SUP TOT | 1,779 |
| SWINE | 201 |
| SWINE KS | 123 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 94 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| TURKEY | 71 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
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/.