St. Zéphirin de Courval, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Zéphirin de Courval was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.041°N, 72.592°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Zéphirin de Courval had a population of 1,632: 858 male and 774 female residents. Population density was 35.3 people per square mile.
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. Zéphirin, 1901 (94.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Zéphirin de Courval shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 289 |
| Number of families | 289 |
| Number of females | 774 |
| Number of males | 858 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 562 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 774 |
| POP M | 858 |
| POP TOT | 1,632 |
| Total population | 1,632 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 464 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 557 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,021 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,624 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 278 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 261 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 271 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 278 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,059 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,661 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,290 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,331 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,392 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,053 |
| Acres of oats | 4,077 |
| Acres of potatoes | 161 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 621 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 278 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,773 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,361 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,639 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,009 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,736 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 631 |
| BWT BU | 4,773 |
| CRN BU | 487 |
| HAY AC | 3,331 |
| HAY TONS | 2,623 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 167 |
| Number of chickens | 4,044 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 254 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 72 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 456 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,351 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 611 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 989 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 690 |
| Number of swine | 713 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 665 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 4,077 |
| OAT BU | 59,361 |
| PEA BU | 7,639 |
| POT AC | 161 |
| POT BU | 17,009 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 256 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,535 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,896 |
| RYE BU | 77 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,623 |
| WHT AC | 621 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,736 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 106 |
| BEN BU | 147 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,896 |
| CATTLE KS | 167 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 464 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 557 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,021 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 256 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 289 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,535 |
| FRN CA | 1,624 |
| GEESE | 72 |
| GRA BU | 242 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,044 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 456 |
| HOUSES | 278 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 271 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 261 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 281 |
| MD MALE | 281 |
| MD TOT | 562 |
| MILK COWS | 1,351 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 254 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 611 |
| OTHERS | 8 |
| SHEEP | 989 |
| SHEEP KS | 690 |
| SUP AM | 16,392 |
| SUP FOR | 11,661 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 5,059 |
| SUP SC | 11,290 |
| SUP TOT | 28,053 |
| SWINE | 713 |
| SWINE KS | 665 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 278 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 631 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197009— 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. Zéphirin de Courval, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-z-phirin-de-courval-qc197009-1891/.