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 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 density was 31.3 people per square mile.
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 | 1,316 |
| 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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 655 |
| Number of males | 703 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 379 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 655 |
| POP M | 703 |
| POP TOT | 1,358 |
| Total population | 1,358 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 939 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,357 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 167 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 164 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,689 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,027 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,427 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,354 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,142 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,169 |
| Acres of oats | 1,909 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 409 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 181 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,782 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,984 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,111 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,645 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,083 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 480 |
| BWT BU | 4,782 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 243 |
| HAY AC | 2,354 |
| HAY TONS | 2,871 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 1,578 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 228 |
| Number of milk cows | 814 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 188 |
| Number of other cattle | 448 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 1,048 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 456 |
| Number of swine | 346 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 472 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 1,909 |
| OAT BU | 28,984 |
| PEA BU | 1,111 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 8,645 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,779 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,340 |
| RYE BU | 67 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,871 |
| WHT AC | 409 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,083 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,340 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHEESE LB | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 444 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 495 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 939 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,779 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,357 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,578 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 228 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 164 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 167 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 189 |
| MD MALE | 190 |
| MD TOT | 379 |
| MILK COWS | 814 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 188 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 448 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,048 |
| SHEEP KS | 456 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 9,142 |
| SUP FOR | 15,027 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 2,689 |
| SUP SC | 6,427 |
| SUP TOT | 24,169 |
| SWINE | 346 |
| SWINE KS | 472 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 480 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
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: 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. Prosper, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prosper-qc146013-1891/.