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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912733. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 2,631 |
| 1871 | 2,805 |
| 1881 | 2,644 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,066 |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,406 total population, 1,213 males, 1,193 females, 826 married persons, 447 families, 413 married females, 413 married males, 98 widowed persons, 60 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,482 single persons under 18, 762 single males under 18, 720 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,387 French Canadians, 19 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 384 houses, 384 occupied houses, 378 houses built of wood, 342 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 1 room, 67 houses of 3 rooms, 61 houses of 2 rooms, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses of 2 stories, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 74,286 pounds of homemade butter, 30,658 acres of land in farms, 22,563 bushels of potatoes, 19,135 acres of improved land in farms, 19,046 bushels of oats, 11,523 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,961 acres of farmland under crops, 9,068 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,794 acres of hay crops, 3,569 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,907 bushels of buckwheat, 2,893 tons of hay, 2,358 acres of oats, 1,794 chickens, 1,167 bushels of barley, 1,124 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,024 sheep, 838 milk cows, 833 bushels of turnips, 631 bushels of rye, 618 other cattle, 563 sheep slaughtered or sold, 538 bushels of peas, 537 bushels of spring wheat, 398 swine, 350 occupants of farms, 342 farm occupants who own their land, 322 acres of potatoes, 322 oxen, 297 horses aged over 3 years, 195 cattle killed or sold, 136 horses aged 3 years and under, 122 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 110 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 95 acres of barley, 75 acres of wheat, 72 bushels of beans, 58 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 51 other fowl, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 bushels of corn, Capacity of silos (tons): 30, 27 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 25 turkeys, 23 geese, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 14 acres of turnips, 10 ducks, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912733
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/.