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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400832. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 2,479 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,104 |
| 1901 | 1,794 |
| 1911 | — |
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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,104 total population, 1,077 males, 1,027 females, 643 married persons, 364 families, 323 married females, 320 married males, 49 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,412 single persons under 18, 746 single males under 18, 666 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,100 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 362 houses, 362 occupied houses, 312 houses built of wood, 224 houses of 1 story, 132 houses of 2 stories, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 89 houses of 3 rooms, 86 houses of 4 rooms, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses built of stone, 25 uninhabited houses, 22 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 118,631 bushels of oats, 88,347 pounds of homemade butter, 88,138 bushels of potatoes, 48,817 bushels of peas, 23,487 acres of land in farms, 21,141 acres of improved land in farms, 20,144 bushels of barley, 15,736 acres of farmland under crops, 14,561 bushels of buckwheat, 9,965 bushels of spring wheat, 8,605 chickens, 6,748 tons of hay, 5,094 acres of oats, 4,939 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,877 acres of hay crops, 4,577 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,879 bushels of corn, 2,766 bushels of turnips, 2,346 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,199 milk cows, 1,138 other cattle, 1,014 sheep, 942 swine slaughtered or sold, 916 acres of barley, 881 swine, 855 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 811 horses aged over 3 years, 649 acres of wheat, 641 acres of potatoes, 625 sheep slaughtered or sold, 600 cattle killed or sold, 466 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 359 turkeys, 351 other fowl, 342 occupants of farms, 336 geese, 331 horses aged 3 years and under, 275 bushels of beans, 261 farm occupants who own their land, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 120 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 107 ducks, 81 farm occupants who rent their land, 80 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 bushels of rye, 20 acres of turnips, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 pounds of fine wool produced on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Désiré Girouard | 1836–1911 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7400832
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/.