St. Zotique, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Zotique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,062. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.239°N, 74.300°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Zotique had a population of 1,062: 552 male and 510 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 950 |
| 1911 | 732 |
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. Zotique 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 1,062 total population, 552 males, 510 females, 369 married persons, 212 families, 185 married females, 184 married males, 39 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 654 single persons under 18, 357 single males under 18, 297 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 984 French Canadians, 78 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 206 houses, 206 occupied houses, 197 houses built of wood, 124 houses of 1 story, 80 houses of 2 stories, 64 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 1 room, 7 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,892 pounds of homemade butter, 16,867 bushels of oats, 14,776 bushels of potatoes, 9,923 acres of land in farms, 8,004 acres of improved land in farms, 5,469 acres of farmland under crops, 3,347 bushels of barley, 2,971 chickens, 2,811 bushels of buckwheat, 2,541 acres of hay crops, 2,429 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,991 tons of hay, 1,919 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,826 acres of oats, 1,401 bushels of spring wheat, 892 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 833 bushels of corn, 638 bushels of turnips, 563 bushels of peas, 433 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 415 milk cows, 393 swine slaughtered or sold, 374 swine, 336 acres of barley, 310 horses aged over 3 years, 300 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 290 other cattle, 252 sheep, 213 acres of wheat, 210 occupants of farms, 203 sheep slaughtered or sold, 179 acres of potatoes, 160 farm occupants who own their land, 144 cattle killed or sold, 118 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 103 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 75 turkeys, 73 geese, 54 ducks, 53 bushels of beans, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 36 other fowl, 30 bushels of rye, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC199006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912879
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. Zotique, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-zotique-qc190011-1891/.