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 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,499 total population, 760 males, 739 females, 481 married persons, 265 families, 242 married females, 239 married males, 48 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 970 single persons under 18, 505 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 995 French Canadians, 504 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 251 occupied houses, 250 houses, 250 houses built of wood, 234 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 15 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 48,122 pounds of homemade butter, 30,223 acres of land in farms, 18,452 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,607 bushels of potatoes, 15,647 bushels of oats, 11,771 acres of improved land in farms, 7,106 acres of farmland under crops, 6,174 bushels of buckwheat, 5,670 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,611 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,322 acres of hay crops, 3,791 bushels of barley, 3,252 tons of hay, 2,508 chickens, 1,525 sheep, 1,137 bushels of spring wheat, 1,136 acres of oats, 974 sheep slaughtered or sold, 799 other cattle, 764 milk cows, 435 cattle killed or sold, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 268 swine, 262 occupants of farms, 256 farm occupants who own their land, 254 acres of barley, 242 swine slaughtered or sold, 213 bushels of turnips, 198 oxen, 185 bushels of peas, 180 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 132 acres of potatoes, 108 acres of wheat, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 89 horses aged 3 years and under, 80 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 79 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 ducks, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 bushels of rye, 26 geese, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 other fowl, 17 turkeys, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of beans, 2 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155020— 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/.