St. Samuel, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Samuel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.057°N, 72.209°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Samuel had a population of 200: 106 male and 94 female residents. Population density was 12.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 263 |
| 1891 | 200 |
| 1901 | 119 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Samuel d’Horton, 1901 (82.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Samuel, 1901 (16.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Samuel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 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 | 35 |
| Number of families | 35 |
| Number of females | 94 |
| Number of males | 106 |
| Number of married females | 30 |
| Number of married males | 30 |
| Number of married persons | 60 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 94 |
| POP M | 106 |
| POP TOT | 200 |
| Total population | 200 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 61 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 72 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 133 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 200 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 31 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 31 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 419 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,091 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,003 |
| Acres of hay crops | 418 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,424 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,515 |
| Acres of oats | 509 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,261 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,740 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 430 |
| BWT BU | 753 |
| CRN BU | 130 |
| HAY AC | 418 |
| HAY TONS | 206 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 22 |
| Number of chickens | 386 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 41 |
| Number of milk cows | 86 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 35 |
| Number of other cattle | 96 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 144 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 92 |
| Number of swine | 64 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 46 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 509 |
| OAT BU | 5,261 |
| PEA BU | 124 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,740 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 503 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,728 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 206 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT SP BU | 430 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,728 |
| CATTLE KS | 22 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 61 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 133 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 503 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 35 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 200 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 386 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 41 |
| HOUSES | 31 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 31 |
| MD FEM | 30 |
| MD MALE | 30 |
| MD TOT | 60 |
| MILK COWS | 86 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 34 |
| OC TOT | 35 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 96 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 144 |
| SHEEP KS | 92 |
| SUP AM | 1,424 |
| SUP FOR | 3,091 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 419 |
| SUP SC | 1,003 |
| SUP TOT | 4,515 |
| SWINE | 64 |
| SWINE KS | 46 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 31 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179018— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-samuel-qc175017-1891/.