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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463432. 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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 972 total population, 511 males, 461 females, 306 married persons, 174 families, 153 married females, 153 married males, 33 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 633 single persons under 18, 344 single males under 18, 289 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 971 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 occupied houses, 146 houses, 145 houses built of wood, 142 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,484 bushels of oats, 21,938 pounds of homemade butter, 13,039 acres of land in farms, 11,059 acres of improved land in farms, 8,571 acres of farmland under crops, 4,552 bushels of buckwheat, 4,297 bushels of potatoes, 3,639 acres of hay crops, 3,264 bushels of peas, 3,254 tons of hay, 3,087 acres of oats, 2,695 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,356 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,980 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,847 bushels of turnips, 1,689 chickens, 1,224 bushels of spring wheat, 943 sheep, 662 sheep slaughtered or sold, 527 milk cows, 439 other cattle, 429 swine, 378 swine slaughtered or sold, 362 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 228 horses aged over 3 years, 223 bushels of barley, 220 cattle killed or sold, 219 acres of wheat, 193 bushels of corn, 161 occupants of farms, 150 farm occupants who own their land, 132 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 97 other fowl, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 77 acres of potatoes, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 acres of turnips, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 bushels of beans, 20 geese, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 acres of barley, 14 ducks, 11 oxen, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 employees on farms, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3463432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re
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/.