Winslow & St. Romain, Quebec (1891 census)
Winslow & St. Romain was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.728°N, 71.149°W.
Population
In 1891, Winslow & St. Romain had a population of 1,499: 760 male and 739 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,499 |
| 1901 | 1,510 |
| 1911 | 1,400 |
| 1921 | 776 |
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 contained Winslow S, 1881 (63.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Winslow N, 1881 (36.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Winslow & St. Romain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 739 |
| Number of males | 760 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of married persons | 481 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 739 |
| POP M | 760 |
| POP TOT | 1,499 |
| Total population | 1,499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 970 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 995 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 504 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 250 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 250 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 254 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,611 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,452 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,106 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,322 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,771 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,223 |
| Acres of oats | 1,136 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 108 |
| BAR AC | 254 |
| BAR BU | 3,791 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,791 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,647 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,607 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,137 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 213 |
| BWT BU | 6,174 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| HAY AC | 4,322 |
| HAY TONS | 3,252 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 435 |
| Number of chickens | 2,508 |
| Number of ducks | 42 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 256 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 89 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 301 |
| Number of milk cows | 764 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 262 |
| Number of other cattle | 799 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 198 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 1,525 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 974 |
| Number of swine | 268 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 242 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 1,136 |
| OAT BU | 15,647 |
| PEA BU | 185 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 16,607 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,670 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 48,122 |
| RYE BU | 38 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,252 |
| WHT AC | 108 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,137 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 48,122 |
| CATTLE KS | 435 |
| CHEESE LB | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 970 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,670 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 89 |
| DUCKS | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 180 |
| FRN CA | 995 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,508 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 301 |
| HOUSES | 250 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 250 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 242 |
| MD MALE | 239 |
| MD TOT | 481 |
| MILK COWS | 764 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 256 |
| OC TOT | 262 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 799 |
| OTHERS | 504 |
| SHEEP | 1,525 |
| SHEEP KS | 974 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 11,771 |
| SUP FOR | 18,452 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 4,611 |
| SUP SC | 7,106 |
| SUP TOT | 30,223 |
| SWINE | 268 |
| SWINE KS | 242 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 251 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 213 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 198 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055019— 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). "Winslow & St. Romain, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/winslow-st-romain-qc150018-1891/.