St. Alphonse, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alphonse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,128. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.177°N, 73.706°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alphonse had a population of 1,128: 569 male and 559 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 1,128 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 709 |
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. Alphonse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,128 total population, 569 males, 559 females, 369 married persons, 236 families, 185 married females, 184 married males, 41 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 718 single persons under 18, 374 single males under 18, 344 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 809 French Canadians, 319 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 219 occupied houses, 218 houses, 218 houses built of wood, 217 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 1 room, 23 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,578 pounds of homemade butter, 24,652 acres of land in farms, 20,139 bushels of oats, 14,060 bushels of potatoes, 12,406 acres of improved land in farms, 12,246 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,446 acres of farmland under crops, 3,926 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,677 acres of hay crops, 2,415 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,295 acres of oats, 2,256 tons of hay, 2,082 chickens, 1,628 bushels of buckwheat, 927 milk cows, 806 sheep, 738 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 710 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 627 sheep slaughtered or sold, 481 bushels of spring wheat, 446 other cattle, 306 horses aged over 3 years, 286 swine slaughtered or sold, 256 bushels of peas, 254 bushels of turnips, 252 swine, 195 occupants of farms, 186 farm occupants who own their land, 138 acres of potatoes, 120 cattle killed or sold, 108 bushels of corn, 98 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 93 bushels of barley, 88 horses aged 3 years and under, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 68 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 turkeys, 49 acres of wheat, 42 oxen, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 geese, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 other fowl, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of barley, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez
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. Alphonse, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alphonse-qc159002-1891/.