St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,442. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 1,442: 736 male and 706 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,338 |
| 1861 | 2,035 |
| 1871 | 234 |
| 1881 | 1,627 |
| 1891 | 1,442 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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. Joseph de Soulanges 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 1,442 total population, 736 males, 706 females, 479 married persons, 294 families, 241 married males, 238 married females, 54 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 909 single persons under 18, 476 single males under 18, 433 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,440 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 270 houses, 270 occupied houses, 262 houses built of wood, 204 houses of 1 story, 95 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 67 houses of 5 rooms, 65 houses of 2 stories, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 6 houses built of stone, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,970 pounds of homemade butter, 50,837 bushels of oats, 26,461 bushels of potatoes, 22,186 acres of land in farms, 20,232 bushels of peas, 18,237 acres of improved land in farms, 13,052 acres of farmland under crops, 10,579 bushels of buckwheat, 7,461 chickens, 5,509 acres of oats, 4,972 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,515 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,949 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,384 acres of hay crops, 2,960 bushels of barley, 2,726 bushels of spring wheat, 2,462 tons of hay, 1,743 bushels of corn, 1,607 bushels of turnips, 1,564 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,487 sheep, 1,058 other cattle, 891 sheep slaughtered or sold, 838 milk cows, 741 swine, 690 swine slaughtered or sold, 620 horses aged over 3 years, 545 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 485 acres of wheat, 448 cattle killed or sold, 401 turkeys, 292 occupants of farms, 290 horses aged 3 years and under, 279 acres of barley, 246 acres of potatoes, 231 farm occupants who own their land, 213 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 209 geese, 137 bushels of beans, 103 bushels of rye, 91 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 90 other fowl, 90 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 61 farm occupants who rent their land, 49 ducks, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc190007-1891/.