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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463428. 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 E
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- St. Elzéar
- St. Frédéric
- St. Pierre de Broughton
- St. Sylvestre, VL
- Ste. Marie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 790 total population, 398 females, 392 males, 234 married persons, 139 families, 117 married females, 117 married males, 29 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 527 single persons under 18, 267 single males under 18, 260 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 703 French Canadians, 87 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 138 houses, 138 houses built of wood, 138 occupied houses, 118 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,530 pounds of homemade butter, 15,895 acres of land in farms, 12,119 bushels of oats, 9,189 acres of improved land in farms, 6,706 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,602 bushels of potatoes, 4,829 acres of farmland under crops, 4,325 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,287 acres of hay crops, 2,608 bushels of barley, 2,361 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,678 tons of hay, 1,358 bushels of buckwheat, 1,122 acres of oats, 1,015 chickens, 741 sheep, 576 bushels of spring wheat, 479 sheep slaughtered or sold, 390 milk cows, 350 other cattle, 252 swine slaughtered or sold, 192 cattle killed or sold, 186 oxen, 185 acres of barley, 161 bushels of peas, 144 occupants of farms, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 105 swine, 88 bushels of turnips, 59 acres of potatoes, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 acres of wheat, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3463428
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/.