St. Sévère, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Sévère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 972. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.376°N, 72.915°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Sévère had a population of 972: 511 male and 461 female residents. Population density was 58.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 936 |
| 1871 | 822 |
| 1881 | 888 |
| 1891 | 972 |
| 1901 | 864 |
| 1911 | 895 |
| 1921 | 890 |
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. Sévère, 1901 (91.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Sévère 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 | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 174 |
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 461 |
| Number of males | 511 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 306 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 461 |
| POP M | 511 |
| POP TOT | 972 |
| Total population | 972 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 633 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 971 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 145 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,356 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,980 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,571 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,639 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,059 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,039 |
| Acres of oats | 3,087 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 219 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 223 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,552 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,484 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,264 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,297 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,224 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,847 |
| BWT BU | 4,552 |
| CRN BU | 193 |
| HAY AC | 3,639 |
| HAY TONS | 3,254 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 220 |
| Number of chickens | 1,689 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 150 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 228 |
| Number of milk cows | 527 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 161 |
| Number of other cattle | 439 |
| Number of other fowl | 97 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 943 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 662 |
| Number of swine | 429 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 378 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 3,087 |
| OAT BU | 28,484 |
| PEA BU | 3,264 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 4,297 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 362 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,695 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,938 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,254 |
| WHT AC | 219 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,224 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,938 |
| CATTLE KS | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 289 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 633 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 362 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 174 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,695 |
| FRN CA | 971 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,689 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 228 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 145 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 153 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 306 |
| MILK COWS | 527 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 150 |
| OC TOT | 161 |
| OTHER FOWL | 97 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 439 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 943 |
| SHEEP KS | 662 |
| SUP AM | 11,059 |
| SUP FOR | 1,980 |
| SUP JV | 132 |
| SUP PAT | 2,356 |
| SUP SC | 8,571 |
| SUP TOT | 13,039 |
| SWINE | 429 |
| SWINE KS | 378 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 1,847 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093010— 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. Sévère, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-v-re-qc187007-1891/.