St. Timothée, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Timothée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.271°N, 74.027°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Timothée had a population of 2,104: 1,077 male and 1,027 female residents. Population density was 74.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,231 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 2,479 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,104 |
| 1901 | 1,794 |
| 1911 | 2,580 |
| 1921 | 1,220 |
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. Timothée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 364 |
| Number of families | 364 |
| Number of females | 1,027 |
| Number of males | 1,077 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 1,027 |
| POP M | 1,077 |
| POP TOT | 2,104 |
| Total population | 2,104 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 666 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 746 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,412 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,100 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 362 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 28 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 312 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 224 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 132 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 362 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 916 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 466 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,939 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,346 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,736 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,877 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,141 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,487 |
| Acres of oats | 5,094 |
| Acres of potatoes | 641 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 649 |
| BAR AC | 916 |
| BAR BU | 20,144 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,144 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,561 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 855 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,879 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 118,631 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48,817 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 88,138 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,965 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,766 |
| BWT BU | 14,561 |
| CRN BU | 2,879 |
| HAY AC | 4,877 |
| HAY TONS | 6,748 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 600 |
| Number of chickens | 8,605 |
| Number of ducks | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 261 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 81 |
| Number of geese | 336 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 331 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 811 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,199 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 342 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,138 |
| Number of other fowl | 351 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 120 |
| Number of sheep | 1,014 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 625 |
| Number of swine | 881 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 942 |
| Number of turkeys | 359 |
| OAT AC | 5,094 |
| OAT BU | 118,631 |
| PEA BU | 48,817 |
| POT AC | 641 |
| POT BU | 88,138 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,577 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 88,347 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,748 |
| WHT AC | 649 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,965 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 55 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 275 |
| BUTTER LB | 88,347 |
| CATTLE KS | 600 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 666 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 746 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,412 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,577 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 331 |
| DUCKS | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 364 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 10 |
| FRN CA | 2,100 |
| GEESE | 336 |
| GRA BU | 855 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,605 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 811 |
| HOUSES | 362 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 86 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 224 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 28 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 132 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 312 |
| INF 11 A | 120 |
| MD FEM | 323 |
| MD MALE | 320 |
| MD TOT | 643 |
| MILK COWS | 1,199 |
| NAME CD | Beauharnois |
| OC F | 81 |
| OC P | 261 |
| OC TOT | 342 |
| OTHER FOWL | 351 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,138 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,014 |
| SHEEP KS | 625 |
| SUP AM | 21,141 |
| SUP FOR | 2,346 |
| SUP JV | 466 |
| SUP PAT | 4,939 |
| SUP SC | 15,736 |
| SUP TOT | 23,487 |
| SWINE | 881 |
| SWINE KS | 942 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 362 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 2,766 |
| TURKEY | 359 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041006— 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. Timothée, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-timoth-e-qc140008-1891/.