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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463430. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,183 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,068 total population, 542 males, 526 females, 344 married persons, 175 families, 172 married females, 172 married males, 25 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 699 single persons under 18, 359 single males under 18, 340 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,054 French Canadians, 14 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 175 houses, 175 houses built of wood, 175 occupied houses, 174 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,141 bushels of oats, 14,464 pounds of homemade butter, 13,422 acres of land in farms, 8,346 bushels of potatoes, 6,717 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,705 acres of improved land in farms, 4,271 acres of farmland under crops, 3,456 bushels of buckwheat, 2,478 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,412 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,082 bushels of peas, 1,458 acres of oats, 1,302 tons of hay, 1,296 chickens, 1,287 bushels of spring wheat, 1,177 acres of hay crops, 981 bushels of turnips, 812 bushels of corn, 779 sheep, 437 milk cows, 431 sheep slaughtered or sold, 375 other cattle, 306 swine, 302 bushels of barley, 271 swine slaughtered or sold, 181 horses aged over 3 years, 173 acres of wheat, 165 occupants of farms, 157 farm occupants who own their land, 129 cattle killed or sold, 89 acres of potatoes, 71 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 oxen, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 29 acres of barley, 24 bushels of rye, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3463430
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9verin,_Mauricie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9verin_(M%C3%A9kinac)
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/.