St. Samuel de Gayhurst, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Samuel de Gayhurst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 889. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.738°N, 70.809°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Samuel de Gayhurst had a population of 889: 472 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 889 |
| 1901 | 1,366 |
| 1911 | 1,351 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Sébastien, 1881 (61.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Samuel de Gayhurst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 889 total population, 472 males, 417 females, 268 married persons, 155 families, 134 married females, 134 married males, 18 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 603 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 270 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 889 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 133 houses, 133 houses built of wood, 133 occupied houses, 124 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 39 houses of 1 room, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,293 acres of land in farms, 18,897 pounds of homemade butter, 16,937 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,626 bushels of oats, 5,191 bushels of potatoes, 4,356 acres of improved land in farms, 2,420 bushels of buckwheat, 2,416 acres of farmland under crops, 1,934 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,754 acres of hay crops, 1,489 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,147 tons of hay, 1,119 bushels of barley, 918 chickens, 640 sheep, 552 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 439 acres of oats, 370 milk cows, 344 bushels of rye, 299 bushels of peas, 287 other cattle, 225 sheep slaughtered or sold, 199 swine slaughtered or sold, 172 swine, 143 bushels of spring wheat, 143 occupants of farms, 141 farm occupants who own their land, 141 horses aged over 3 years, 115 oxen, 112 acres of barley, 68 acres of potatoes, 64 cattle killed or sold, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 bushels of corn, 24 turkeys, 21 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of turnips, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 ducks, 5 geese, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144025— 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. Samuel de Gayhurst, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-samuel-de-gayhurst-qc139005-1891/.