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 density was 13.7 people per square mile.
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 161 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 | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 472 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 417 |
| POP M | 472 |
| POP TOT | 889 |
| Total population | 889 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 603 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 889 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 39 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 133 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,934 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,937 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,416 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,754 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,356 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,293 |
| Acres of oats | 439 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 112 |
| BAR BU | 1,119 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,119 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,420 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,626 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,191 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 344 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 2,420 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 1,754 |
| HAY TONS | 1,147 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 64 |
| Number of chickens | 918 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 141 |
| Number of milk cows | 370 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 143 |
| Number of other cattle | 287 |
| Number of oxen | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 640 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 225 |
| Number of swine | 172 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 199 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 439 |
| OAT BU | 5,626 |
| PEA BU | 299 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 5,191 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,489 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 552 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,897 |
| RYE BU | 344 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,147 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 143 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,897 |
| CATTLE KS | 64 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 603 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,489 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 552 |
| FRN CA | 889 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 918 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 141 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 134 |
| MD MALE | 134 |
| MD TOT | 268 |
| MILK COWS | 370 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 143 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 287 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 640 |
| SHEEP KS | 225 |
| SUP AM | 4,356 |
| SUP FOR | 16,937 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 1,934 |
| SUP SC | 2,416 |
| SUP TOT | 21,293 |
| SWINE | 172 |
| SWINE KS | 199 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 133 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 115 |
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/.