St. Prosper, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Prosper was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,358. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.643°N, 72.298°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Prosper had a population of 1,358: 703 male and 655 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 781 |
| 1861 | 1,028 |
| 1871 | 1,147 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,358 |
| 1901 | 1,334 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,187 |
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. Prosper shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,358 total population, 703 males, 655 females, 379 married persons, 214 families, 190 married males, 189 married females, 40 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 939 single persons under 18, 495 single males under 18, 444 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,357 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 houses, 175 occupied houses, 167 houses built of wood, 164 houses of 1 story, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 1 room, 7 houses built of stone, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,984 bushels of oats, 24,169 acres of land in farms, 15,027 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,340 pounds of homemade butter, 9,142 acres of improved land in farms, 8,645 bushels of potatoes, 6,427 acres of farmland under crops, 4,782 bushels of buckwheat, 3,779 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,083 bushels of spring wheat, 2,871 tons of hay, 2,689 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,354 acres of hay crops, 1,909 acres of oats, 1,578 chickens, 1,111 bushels of peas, 1,048 sheep, 814 milk cows, 480 bushels of turnips, 472 swine slaughtered or sold, 456 sheep slaughtered or sold, 448 other cattle, 409 acres of wheat, 346 swine, 243 bushels of corn, 228 horses aged over 3 years, 188 occupants of farms, 182 farm occupants who own their land, 181 bushels of barley, 154 cattle killed or sold, 70 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 67 bushels of rye, 66 acres of potatoes, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 25, 25 oxen, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 ducks, 16 acres of barley, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 other fowl, 3 geese, 2 acres of turnips, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463238
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
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. Prosper, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prosper-qc146013-1891/.