St. Zacharie de Metgermette, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Zacharie de Metgermette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 653. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.131°N, 70.355°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Zacharie de Metgermette had a population of 653: 352 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 6.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 653 |
| 1901 | 1,066 |
| 1911 | 1,399 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Watford, Metgermette, 1881 (45.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Zacharie de Metgermette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 131 |
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 301 |
| Number of males | 352 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 220 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 301 |
| POP M | 352 |
| POP TOT | 653 |
| Total population | 653 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 426 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 646 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 115 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 72 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 188 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,081 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,532 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,665 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,852 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,763 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,295 |
| Acres of oats | 300 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 188 |
| BAR BU | 2,731 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,731 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,917 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,462 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,299 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 386 |
| BWT BU | 1,917 |
| HAY AC | 1,852 |
| HAY TONS | 1,099 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 81 |
| Number of chickens | 623 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 94 |
| Number of milk cows | 195 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 187 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 411 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of swine | 88 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| OAT AC | 300 |
| OAT BU | 4,462 |
| PEA BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 6,299 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,091 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,375 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,099 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 213 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,375 |
| CATTLE KS | 81 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 426 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,091 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 646 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 141 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 623 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 94 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 115 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 110 |
| MD TOT | 220 |
| MILK COWS | 195 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 187 |
| OTHERS | 7 |
| SHEEP | 411 |
| SHEEP KS | 82 |
| SUP AM | 3,763 |
| SUP FOR | 17,532 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 1,081 |
| SUP SC | 2,665 |
| SUP TOT | 21,295 |
| SWINE | 88 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 115 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 386 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157019— 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. Zacharie de Metgermette, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-zacharie-de-metgermette-qc152015-1891/.