St. Raymond-Nonnat, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Raymond-Nonnat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,320. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q137772105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.989°N, 71.910°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Raymond-Nonnat had a population of 3,320: 1,710 male and 1,610 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,980 |
| 1891 | 3,320 |
| 1901 | 2,284 |
| 1911 | 2,526 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Léonard, 1901 (11.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Raymond, VL, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Raymond-Nonnat shared boundaries with:
- Bourg Louis, Village
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Portneuf, VL
- Rivière-à-Pierre
- St. Basile
- St. Gabriel W-O
- Ste. Catherine
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,320 total population, 1,710 males, 1,610 females, 1,111 married persons, 558 families, 557 married males, 554 married females, 80 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,129 single persons under 18, 1,120 single males under 18, 1,009 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,183 French Canadians, 137 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 547 houses, 547 occupied houses, 534 houses built of wood, 519 houses of 1 story, 163 houses of 4 rooms, 107 houses of 3 rooms, 93 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 70 houses of 2 rooms, 51 houses of 1 room, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses built of brick, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 86,439 pounds of homemade butter, 62,743 acres of land in farms, 46,164 bushels of oats, 43,968 bushels of potatoes, 37,690 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,053 acres of improved land in farms, 18,776 acres of farmland under crops, 6,154 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,538 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,319 tons of hay, 4,256 acres of hay crops, 3,872 bushels of buckwheat, 3,766 chickens, 3,682 bushels of turnips, 1,880 sheep, 1,781 acres of oats, 1,342 milk cows, 1,094 bushels of peas, 992 acres of potatoes, 974 other cattle, 783 sheep slaughtered or sold, 762 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 712 bushels of barley, 705 swine slaughtered or sold, 660 swine, 539 occupants of farms, 522 horses aged over 3 years, 445 farm occupants who own their land, 316 cattle killed or sold, 246 other fowl, 241 bushels of spring wheat, 214 bushels of rye, 157 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 147 bushels of corn, 145 acres of turnips, 145 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 131 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 123 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 119 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 107 oxen, 92 farm occupants who rent their land, 89 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 73 bushels of beans, 56 acres of barley, 49 ducks, 37 acres of wheat, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 geese, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC186020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q137772105
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. Raymond-Nonnat, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-raymond-nonnat-qc178016-1891/.