St. Siméon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Siméon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 968. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463385. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.893°N, 69.940°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Siméon had a population of 968: 480 male and 488 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 456 |
| 1881 | 741 |
| 1891 | 968 |
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 became part of St. Siméon, 1901 (74.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Siméon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 968 total population, 488 females, 480 males, 304 married persons, 152 married females, 152 married males, 144 families, 28 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 636 single persons under 18, 320 single females under 18, 316 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 917 French Canadians, 51 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 125 houses, 125 houses built of wood, 125 occupied houses, 120 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,401 pounds of homemade butter, 15,281 acres of land in farms, 10,696 bushels of potatoes, 8,736 acres of improved land in farms, 6,545 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,904 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,853 bushels of oats, 2,821 acres of farmland under crops, 2,084 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,195 chickens, 853 bushels of spring wheat, 824 bushels of peas, 729 sheep, 566 acres of hay crops, 502 bushels of rye, 438 tons of hay, 437 acres of oats, 371 swine, 349 bushels of barley, 302 bushels of turnips, 279 sheep slaughtered or sold, 252 bushels of buckwheat, 228 milk cows, 210 swine slaughtered or sold, 153 acres of wheat, 120 occupants of farms, 119 farm occupants who own their land, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 108 other cattle, 105 acres of potatoes, 85 geese, 69 cattle killed or sold, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 acres of barley, 27 oxen, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 bushels of beans, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC147011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463385
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. Siméon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sim-on-qc147011-1891/.