St. Séverin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Séverin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 71.065°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Séverin had a population of 790: 392 male and 398 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 924 |
| 1891 | 790 |
| 1901 | 706 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 631 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Séverin shared boundaries with:
- Leeds, East—Est
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- St. Elzéar
- St. Frédéric
- St. Pierre de Broughton
- St. Sylvestre
- Ste. Marie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 398 |
| Number of males | 392 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 398 |
| POP M | 392 |
| POP TOT | 790 |
| Total population | 790 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 527 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 703 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 87 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 185 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,325 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,706 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,829 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,287 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,189 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,895 |
| Acres of oats | 1,122 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 47 |
| BAR AC | 185 |
| BAR BU | 2,608 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,608 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,358 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,119 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,602 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 88 |
| BWT BU | 1,358 |
| HAY AC | 3,287 |
| HAY TONS | 1,678 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 192 |
| Number of chickens | 1,015 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 390 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 144 |
| Number of other cattle | 350 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 186 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 741 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 479 |
| Number of swine | 105 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 252 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 1,122 |
| OAT BU | 12,119 |
| PEA BU | 161 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 6,602 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,361 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,530 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,678 |
| WHT AC | 47 |
| WHT SP BU | 576 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,530 |
| CATTLE KS | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 527 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 139 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,361 |
| FRN CA | 703 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,015 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 117 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 234 |
| MILK COWS | 390 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 144 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 350 |
| OTHERS | 87 |
| SHEEP | 741 |
| SHEEP KS | 479 |
| SUP AM | 9,189 |
| SUP FOR | 6,706 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 4,325 |
| SUP SC | 4,829 |
| SUP TOT | 15,895 |
| SWINE | 105 |
| SWINE KS | 252 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 88 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 186 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040018_1881_1921— 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. Séverin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-verin-qc139023-1891/.