St. Simon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 72.846°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Simon had a population of 1,782: 896 male and 886 female residents. Population density was 64.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,784 |
| 1861 | 2,062 |
| 1871 | 1,909 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
| 1901 | 1,385 |
| 1911 | 1,362 |
| 1921 | 1,249 |
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. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 349 |
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 886 |
| Number of males | 896 |
| Number of married females | 303 |
| Number of married males | 302 |
| Number of married persons | 605 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 886 |
| POP M | 896 |
| POP TOT | 1,782 |
| Total population | 1,782 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 550 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,117 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,780 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 293 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 284 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 152 |
| Number of occupied houses | 293 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 249 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,926 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,943 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,375 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,304 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,358 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,301 |
| Acres of oats | 2,714 |
| Acres of potatoes | 109 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 257 |
| BAR AC | 249 |
| BAR BU | 3,281 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,281 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,593 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,058 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,312 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,036 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,727 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,499 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,441 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| BWT BU | 1,593 |
| CRN BU | 2,058 |
| HAY AC | 8,304 |
| HAY TONS | 6,795 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 329 |
| Number of chickens | 3,889 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 233 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 61 |
| Number of geese | 96 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 219 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 502 |
| Number of milk cows | 719 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 295 |
| Number of other cattle | 552 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 85 |
| Number of sheep | 1,209 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 663 |
| Number of swine | 651 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 508 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 2,714 |
| OAT BU | 35,312 |
| PEA BU | 7,036 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 13,727 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 390 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,957 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 44 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,641 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,795 |
| WHT AC | 257 |
| WHT FALL BU | 90 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,499 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,641 |
| CATTLE KS | 329 |
| CHEESE LB | 390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 567 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,117 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,957 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 219 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 44 |
| FRN CA | 1,780 |
| GEESE | 96 |
| GRA BU | 317 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,889 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 502 |
| HOUSES | 293 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES W | 284 |
| INF 11 A | 85 |
| MD FEM | 303 |
| MD MALE | 302 |
| MD TOT | 605 |
| MILK COWS | 719 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 61 |
| OC P | 233 |
| OC TOT | 295 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 552 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,209 |
| SHEEP KS | 663 |
| SUP AM | 17,358 |
| SUP FOR | 2,943 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 4,926 |
| SUP SC | 12,375 |
| SUP TOT | 20,301 |
| SWINE | 651 |
| SWINE KS | 508 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 293 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 4,441 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039011— 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. Simon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-simon-qc138011-1891/.