St. Rémi, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Rémi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,647. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.255°N, 73.634°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Rémi had a population of 1,647: 822 male and 825 female residents. Population density was 53.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,757 |
| 1861 | 3,310 |
| 1871 | 1,938 |
| 1881 | 1,805 |
| 1891 | 1,647 |
| 1901 | 1,450 |
| 1911 | 1,253 |
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. Rémi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 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 | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 825 |
| Number of males | 822 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 506 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 825 |
| POP M | 822 |
| POP TOT | 1,647 |
| Total population | 1,647 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 531 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,074 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,521 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 126 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 268 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 261 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 264 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 454 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 323 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,668 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,844 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,018 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,923 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,009 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,853 |
| Acres of oats | 4,277 |
| Acres of potatoes | 231 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 346 |
| BAR AC | 454 |
| BAR BU | 4,071 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,071 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,330 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,698 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,118 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,652 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,844 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,609 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 273 |
| BWT BU | 6,330 |
| CRN BU | 2,698 |
| HAY AC | 5,923 |
| HAY TONS | 4,743 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 310 |
| Number of chickens | 5,349 |
| Number of ducks | 87 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 223 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 529 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 356 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 705 |
| Number of milk cows | 894 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 577 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 736 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 462 |
| Number of swine | 495 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 660 |
| Number of turkeys | 380 |
| OAT AC | 4,277 |
| OAT BU | 40,118 |
| PEA BU | 4,652 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 16,844 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 333 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,707 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 531 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,988 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,743 |
| WHT AC | 346 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,609 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 116 |
| BEN BU | 222 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,988 |
| CATTLE KS | 310 |
| CHEESE LB | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 531 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 543 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,074 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,707 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 356 |
| DUCKS | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 271 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 531 |
| FRN CA | 1,521 |
| GEESE | 529 |
| GRA BU | 237 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,349 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 705 |
| HOUSES | 268 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 264 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 261 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 253 |
| MD MALE | 253 |
| MD TOT | 506 |
| MILK COWS | 894 |
| NAME CD | Napierville |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 223 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 577 |
| OTHERS | 126 |
| SHEEP | 736 |
| SHEEP KS | 462 |
| SUP AM | 19,009 |
| SUP FOR | 1,844 |
| SUP JV | 323 |
| SUP PAT | 4,668 |
| SUP SC | 14,018 |
| SUP TOT | 20,853 |
| SWINE | 495 |
| SWINE KS | 660 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 268 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 273 |
| TURKEY | 380 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166012— 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. Rémi, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-r-mi-qc174006-1891/.