St. Raphaël, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Raphaël was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.789°N, 70.739°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Raphaël had a population of 2,406: 1,213 male and 1,193 female residents. Population density was 48.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 2,631 |
| 1871 | 2,805 |
| 1881 | 2,644 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,066 |
| 1911 | 2,118 |
| 1921 | 1,816 |
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. Raphaël, 1881 (90.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Raphaël shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 447 |
| Number of families | 447 |
| Number of females | 1,193 |
| Number of males | 1,213 |
| Number of married females | 413 |
| Number of married males | 413 |
| Number of married persons | 826 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 1,193 |
| POP M | 1,213 |
| POP TOT | 2,406 |
| Total population | 2,406 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 762 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,482 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,387 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 19 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 384 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 378 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 90 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 342 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 384 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,068 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,523 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,961 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,794 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,135 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,658 |
| Acres of oats | 2,358 |
| Acres of potatoes | 322 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 75 |
| BAR AC | 95 |
| BAR BU | 1,167 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,167 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,907 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,046 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 538 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,563 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 631 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 537 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 833 |
| BWT BU | 2,907 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 30 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 6,794 |
| HAY TONS | 2,893 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 195 |
| Number of chickens | 1,794 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 342 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 136 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 297 |
| Number of milk cows | 838 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 350 |
| Number of other cattle | 618 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 322 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 1,024 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 563 |
| Number of swine | 398 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,124 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 2,358 |
| OAT BU | 19,046 |
| PEA BU | 538 |
| POT AC | 322 |
| POT BU | 22,563 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 27 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,569 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 74,286 |
| RYE BU | 631 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,893 |
| WHT AC | 75 |
| WHT SP BU | 537 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 110 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 122 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 74,286 |
| CATTLE KS | 195 |
| CHEESE LB | 27 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 762 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,482 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,569 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 136 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 447 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 2,387 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,794 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 297 |
| HOUSES | 384 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 342 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 378 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 413 |
| MD MALE | 413 |
| MD TOT | 826 |
| MILK COWS | 838 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 342 |
| OC TOT | 350 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 618 |
| OTHERS | 19 |
| SHEEP | 1,024 |
| SHEEP KS | 563 |
| SILOS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 19,135 |
| SUP FOR | 11,523 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 9,068 |
| SUP SC | 9,961 |
| SUP TOT | 30,658 |
| SWINE | 398 |
| SWINE KS | 1,124 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 384 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 833 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| WID FEM | 60 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
| WORKING OX | 322 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042015— 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. Raphaël, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-rapha-l-qc141012-1891/.