St. Prime, par., Quebec (1891 census)
St. Prime, par. was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.600°N, 72.345°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Prime, par. had a population of 1,050: 581 male and 469 female residents. Population density was 10.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,050 |
| 1901 | 1,230 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,744 |
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. Prime, 1881 (87.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Prime, par. shared boundaries with:
- Indian Reserve, I R
- N.-D. du Lac St. Jean & Roberval
- NO DATA
- Normandin, Albanel & Parent
- Racine, Dalmas, Taillon & Delisle
- St. Félicien, Ashuapmouchouan N, Desmeules & Dufferin
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 | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 469 |
| Number of males | 581 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 313 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 469 |
| POP M | 581 |
| POP TOT | 1,050 |
| Total population | 1,050 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 716 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,037 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 13 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,782 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,096 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,956 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,936 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,766 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,862 |
| Acres of oats | 1,133 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 551 |
| BAR AC | 66 |
| BAR BU | 729 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,116 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,750 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,372 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 863 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,179 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,421 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| BWT BU | 461 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 1,936 |
| HAY TONS | 1,441 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 195 |
| Number of chickens | 1,476 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 88 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 221 |
| Number of milk cows | 585 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 159 |
| Number of other cattle | 457 |
| Number of oxen | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 1,055 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 416 |
| Number of swine | 489 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 403 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 1,133 |
| OAT BU | 12,116 |
| PEA BU | 3,750 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 14,372 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,457 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,815 |
| RYE BU | 863 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,441 |
| WHT AC | 551 |
| WHT FALL BU | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,179 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,815 |
| CATTLE KS | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 303 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 413 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 716 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,457 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 1,037 |
| GEESE | 88 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,476 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 221 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 156 |
| MD MALE | 157 |
| MD TOT | 313 |
| MILK COWS | 585 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 159 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 457 |
| OTHERS | 13 |
| SHEEP | 1,055 |
| SHEEP KS | 416 |
| SUP AM | 7,766 |
| SUP FOR | 17,096 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 2,782 |
| SUP SC | 4,956 |
| SUP TOT | 24,862 |
| SWINE | 489 |
| SWINE KS | 403 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 167 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,421 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063025— 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. Prime, par., Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prime-par-qc149027-1891/.