St. Séverin, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Séverin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,068. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.658°N, 72.497°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Séverin had a population of 1,068: 542 male and 526 female residents. Population density was 43.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,183 |
| 1911 | 1,363 |
| 1921 | 1,290 |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 175 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 526 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 172 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 526 |
| POP M | 542 |
| POP TOT | 1,068 |
| Total population | 1,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 340 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 699 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,054 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 174 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,412 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,717 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,271 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,177 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,705 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,422 |
| Acres of oats | 1,458 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 173 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 302 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,456 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 812 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,141 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,082 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,346 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,287 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 981 |
| BWT BU | 3,456 |
| CRN BU | 812 |
| HAY AC | 1,177 |
| HAY TONS | 1,302 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 129 |
| Number of chickens | 1,296 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 181 |
| Number of milk cows | 437 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 165 |
| Number of other cattle | 375 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 779 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 431 |
| Number of swine | 306 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 271 |
| OAT AC | 1,458 |
| OAT BU | 19,141 |
| PEA BU | 2,082 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 8,346 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,478 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,464 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,302 |
| WHT AC | 173 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,287 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 71 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,464 |
| CATTLE KS | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 340 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 699 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,478 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,054 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,296 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 181 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 174 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 172 |
| MD MALE | 172 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| MILK COWS | 437 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 157 |
| OC TOT | 165 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 375 |
| OTHERS | 14 |
| SHEEP | 779 |
| SHEEP KS | 431 |
| SUP AM | 6,705 |
| SUP FOR | 6,717 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 2,412 |
| SUP SC | 4,271 |
| SUP TOT | 13,422 |
| SWINE | 306 |
| SWINE KS | 271 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 981 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047019— 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-qc146014-1891/.