St. Dunstan, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Dunstan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 216. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.980°N, 71.295°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Dunstan had a population of 216: 100 male and 116 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 391 |
| 1861 | 505 |
| 1871 | 354 |
| 1881 | 286 |
| 1891 | 216 |
| 1901 | 228 |
| 1911 | 225 |
| 1921 | 169 |
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. Dunstan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 216 total population, 116 females, 100 males, 66 married persons, 41 families, 33 married females, 33 married males, 5.30 average size of families, 5 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 145 single persons under 18, 79 single females under 18, 66 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 172 persons who are not French Canadian, 44 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 41 houses, 41 houses built of wood, 41 occupied houses, 34 houses of 1 story, 11 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,170 pounds of homemade butter, 5,915 acres of land in farms, 3,591 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,182 bushels of potatoes, 2,879 bushels of oats, 2,324 acres of improved land in farms, 1,858 chickens, 1,555 acres of farmland under crops, 764 acres of farmland in pasture, 556 acres of hay crops, 530 bushels of turnips, 500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 451 tons of hay, 247 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 210 acres of oats, 181 milk cows, 133 turkeys, 77 other cattle, 63 sheep, 53 horses aged over 3 years, 52 swine slaughtered or sold, 47 acres of potatoes, 40 occupants of farms, 39 farm occupants who own their land, 39 geese, 37 bushels of beans, 34 cattle killed or sold, 32 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 30 swine, 27 sheep slaughtered or sold, 21 bushels of buckwheat, 20 ducks, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 bushels of rye, 14 bushels of barley, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of peas, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| R. Edward Gosnell | 1859–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081008— 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). "St. Dunstan, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dunstan-qc180008-1891/.