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 density was 59.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,633 |
| 1861 | 1,611 |
| 1871 | 1,600 |
| 1881 | 1,580 |
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 950 |
| 1911 | 732 |
| 1921 | 471 |
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 172 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 | 212 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 510 |
| Number of males | 552 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 369 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 510 |
| POP M | 552 |
| POP TOT | 1,062 |
| Total population | 1,062 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 357 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 654 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 984 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 78 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 206 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 197 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 336 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,429 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,919 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,469 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,541 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,004 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,923 |
| Acres of oats | 1,826 |
| Acres of potatoes | 179 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 213 |
| BAR AC | 336 |
| BAR BU | 3,347 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,347 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,811 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 833 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,867 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,776 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,401 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 638 |
| BWT BU | 2,811 |
| CRN BU | 833 |
| HAY AC | 2,541 |
| HAY TONS | 1,991 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 144 |
| Number of chickens | 2,971 |
| Number of ducks | 54 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 160 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 73 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 92 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 310 |
| Number of milk cows | 415 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 210 |
| Number of other cattle | 290 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 103 |
| Number of sheep | 252 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 203 |
| Number of swine | 374 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 393 |
| Number of turkeys | 75 |
| OAT AC | 1,826 |
| OAT BU | 16,867 |
| PEA BU | 563 |
| POT AC | 179 |
| POT BU | 14,776 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 892 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 433 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,892 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,991 |
| WHT AC | 213 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,401 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,892 |
| CATTLE KS | 144 |
| CHEESE LB | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 357 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 654 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 892 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 92 |
| DUCKS | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 433 |
| FRN CA | 984 |
| GEESE | 73 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,971 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 310 |
| HOUSES | 206 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 197 |
| INF 11 A | 103 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 369 |
| MILK COWS | 415 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 160 |
| OC TOT | 210 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 290 |
| OTHERS | 78 |
| SHEEP | 252 |
| SHEEP KS | 203 |
| SUP AM | 8,004 |
| SUP FOR | 1,919 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 2,429 |
| SUP SC | 5,469 |
| SUP TOT | 9,923 |
| SWINE | 374 |
| SWINE KS | 393 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 206 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 638 |
| TURKEY | 75 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089006— 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/.