St. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Vincent de Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,519. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 73.665°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Vincent de Paul had a population of 2,519: 1,279 male and 1,240 female residents. Population density was 109.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,385 |
| 1861 | 2,422 |
| 1871 | 2,320 |
| 1881 | 2,492 |
| 1891 | 2,519 |
| 1901 | 1,345 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 3,571 |
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 contained St. Vincent de Paul vl, 1901 (4.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Vincent de Paul shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 463 |
| Number of families | 463 |
| Number of females | 1,240 |
| Number of males | 1,279 |
| Number of married females | 396 |
| Number of married males | 425 |
| Number of married persons | 821 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 1,240 |
| POP M | 1,279 |
| POP TOT | 2,519 |
| Total population | 2,519 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 786 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 813 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,599 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,309 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 210 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 450 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 36 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 100 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 314 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 372 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 450 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 276 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 280 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,819 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,076 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,668 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,851 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,767 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,843 |
| Acres of oats | 3,832 |
| Acres of potatoes | 743 |
| Acres of turnips | 179 |
| Acres of wheat | 259 |
| BAR AC | 276 |
| BAR BU | 5,357 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,357 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 606 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,573 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,935 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,590 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,769 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 82,092 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,696 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33,322 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 743 |
| BWT BU | 8,573 |
| CRN BU | 2,935 |
| HAY AC | 3,851 |
| HAY TONS | 4,832 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 191 |
| Number of chickens | 6,329 |
| Number of ducks | 261 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 341 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 93 |
| Number of geese | 247 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 218 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 701 |
| Number of milk cows | 797 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 436 |
| Number of other cattle | 339 |
| Number of other fowl | 123 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 268 |
| Number of sheep | 446 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 270 |
| Number of swine | 699 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 535 |
| Number of turkeys | 887 |
| OAT AC | 3,832 |
| OAT BU | 45,590 |
| PEA BU | 8,769 |
| POT AC | 743 |
| POT BU | 82,092 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,680 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 775 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,554 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 73,021 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,832 |
| WHT AC | 259 |
| WHT FALL BU | 743 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,696 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 606 |
| BUTTER LB | 73,021 |
| CATTLE KS | 191 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,680 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 786 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 813 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,599 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 775 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 218 |
| DUCKS | 261 |
| FAMILIES | 463 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,554 |
| FRN CA | 2,309 |
| GEESE | 247 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,329 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 701 |
| HOUSES | 450 |
| HOUSES B | 36 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 105 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 372 |
| HOUSES S | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 314 |
| INF 11 A | 268 |
| MD FEM | 396 |
| MD MALE | 425 |
| MD TOT | 821 |
| MILK COWS | 797 |
| NAME CD | Laval |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 93 |
| OC P | 341 |
| OC TOT | 436 |
| OTHER FOWL | 123 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 339 |
| OTHERS | 210 |
| SHEEP | 446 |
| SHEEP KS | 270 |
| SUP AM | 16,767 |
| SUP FOR | 2,076 |
| SUP JV | 280 |
| SUP PAT | 2,819 |
| SUP SC | 13,668 |
| SUP TOT | 18,843 |
| SWINE | 699 |
| SWINE KS | 535 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 450 |
| TUR AC | 179 |
| TUR BU | 33,322 |
| TURKEY | 887 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076046— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912862
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. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-vincent-de-paul-qc163006-1891/.