St. Sauveur, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Sauveur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,460. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.872°N, 74.164°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Sauveur had a population of 1,460: 734 male and 726 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,821 |
| 1871 | 1,845 |
| 1881 | 1,616 |
| 1891 | 1,460 |
| 1901 | 1,511 |
| 1911 | 1,283 |
| 1921 | 1,331 |
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. Sauveur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 248 |
| Number of families | 248 |
| Number of females | 726 |
| Number of males | 734 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 245 |
| Number of married persons | 494 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 726 |
| POP M | 734 |
| POP TOT | 1,460 |
| Total population | 1,460 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 920 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,259 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 201 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 247 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 246 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 45 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 228 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,816 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,939 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,053 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,007 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,895 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,834 |
| Acres of oats | 2,421 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 710 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,716 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,264 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,386 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 723 |
| BWT BU | 3,716 |
| CRN BU | 150 |
| HAY AC | 4,007 |
| HAY TONS | 2,601 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 220 |
| Number of chickens | 2,702 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 84 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 385 |
| Number of milk cows | 927 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 211 |
| Number of other cattle | 444 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,077 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 537 |
| Number of swine | 329 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 652 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 2,421 |
| OAT BU | 18,264 |
| PEA BU | 1,100 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 19,386 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 131 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,281 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 67,099 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,601 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT SP BU | 656 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 67,099 |
| CATTLE KS | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 455 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 920 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 131 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 84 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 248 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,281 |
| FRN CA | 1,259 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,702 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 385 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 228 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 246 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 249 |
| MD MALE | 245 |
| MD TOT | 494 |
| MILK COWS | 927 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 197 |
| OC TOT | 211 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 444 |
| OTHERS | 201 |
| SHEEP | 1,077 |
| SHEEP KS | 537 |
| SUP AM | 12,895 |
| SUP FOR | 10,939 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 4,816 |
| SUP SC | 8,053 |
| SUP TOT | 23,834 |
| SWINE | 329 |
| SWINE KS | 652 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 247 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 723 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912781
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. Sauveur, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sauveur-qc193014-1891/.