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 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 density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 456 |
| 1881 | 741 |
| 1891 | 968 |
| 1901 | 1,039 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 667 |
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 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 144 |
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 480 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 488 |
| POP M | 480 |
| POP TOT | 968 |
| Total population | 968 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 636 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 917 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 51 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 125 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 125 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 120 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,904 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,545 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,821 |
| Acres of hay crops | 566 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,736 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,281 |
| Acres of oats | 437 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 153 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 349 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,853 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 824 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,696 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 502 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 853 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 302 |
| BWT BU | 252 |
| HAY AC | 566 |
| HAY TONS | 438 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 69 |
| Number of chickens | 1,195 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 85 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 228 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 108 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 729 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 279 |
| Number of swine | 371 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 210 |
| OAT AC | 437 |
| OAT BU | 2,853 |
| PEA BU | 824 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 10,696 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,084 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,401 |
| RYE BU | 502 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 438 |
| WHT AC | 153 |
| WHT SP BU | 853 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,401 |
| CATTLE KS | 69 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 636 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,084 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FRN CA | 917 |
| GEESE | 85 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,195 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 125 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 120 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 125 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 304 |
| MILK COWS | 228 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 108 |
| OTHERS | 51 |
| SHEEP | 729 |
| SHEEP KS | 279 |
| SUP AM | 8,736 |
| SUP FOR | 6,545 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 5,904 |
| SUP SC | 2,821 |
| SUP TOT | 15,281 |
| SWINE | 371 |
| SWINE KS | 210 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 125 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 302 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048010— 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. Siméon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-sim-on-qc147011-1891/.