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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463379. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,062 |
| 1871 | 1,909 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,782 total population, 896 males, 886 females, 605 married persons, 349 families, 303 married females, 302 married males, 60 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,117 single persons under 18, 567 single males under 18, 550 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,780 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 293 houses, 293 occupied houses, 284 houses built of wood, 152 houses of 2 stories, 140 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,312 bushels of oats, 30,641 pounds of homemade butter, 20,301 acres of land in farms, 17,358 acres of improved land in farms, 13,727 bushels of potatoes, 12,375 acres of farmland under crops, 8,304 acres of hay crops, 7,036 bushels of peas, 6,795 tons of hay, 4,926 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,441 bushels of turnips, 3,957 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,889 chickens, 3,281 bushels of barley, 2,943 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,714 acres of oats, 2,499 bushels of spring wheat, 2,058 bushels of corn, 1,593 bushels of buckwheat, 1,209 sheep, 719 milk cows, 663 sheep slaughtered or sold, 651 swine, 552 other cattle, 508 swine slaughtered or sold, 502 horses aged over 3 years, 390 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 329 cattle killed or sold, 317 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 295 occupants of farms, 257 acres of wheat, 249 acres of barley, 233 farm occupants who own their land, 219 horses aged 3 years and under, 109 acres of potatoes, 99 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 96 geese, 90 bushels of winter wheat, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 bushels of beans, 61 farm occupants who rent their land, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 51 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 41 turkeys, 17 other fowl, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of rye, 6 ducks, 4 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463379
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Simon,_Qu%C3%A9bec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Simon_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.