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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 653 total population, 352 males, 301 females, 220 married persons, 131 families, 110 married females, 110 married males, 7 widowed persons, 5 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 426 single persons under 18, 237 single males under 18, 189 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 646 French Canadians, 7 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 115 houses, 115 houses built of wood, 115 occupied houses, 72 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 2 stories, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,295 acres of land in farms, 19,375 pounds of homemade butter, 17,532 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,299 bushels of potatoes, 4,462 bushels of oats, 3,763 acres of improved land in farms, 2,731 bushels of barley, 2,665 acres of farmland under crops, 1,917 bushels of buckwheat, 1,852 acres of hay crops, 1,099 tons of hay, 1,091 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,081 acres of farmland in pasture, 623 chickens, 411 sheep, 386 bushels of turnips, 300 acres of oats, 213 bushels of spring wheat, 195 milk cows, 188 acres of barley, 187 other cattle, 141 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 134 swine slaughtered or sold, 132 occupants of farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 94 horses aged over 3 years, 88 swine, 84 oxen, 82 sheep slaughtered or sold, 81 cattle killed or sold, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 bushels of peas, 57 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of rye, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 acres of wheat, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 employees on farms, 3 geese, 2 ducks, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.