St. Zénon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Zénon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 304. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.497°N, 73.686°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Zénon had a population of 304: 151 male and 153 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 304 |
| 1901 | 510 |
| 1911 | 594 |
| 1921 | 867 |
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 was contained in St. Michel des Saints, 1881 (64.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Zénon shared boundaries with:
- Mastigoche
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Other parts - Autres parties
- St. Damien
- St. Michel des Saints
- Ste. Emélie de l'Energie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 304 total population, 153 females, 151 males, 114 married persons, 64 families, 57 married females, 57 married males, 8 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 4.80 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 182 single persons under 18, 91 single females under 18, 91 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 280 French Canadians, 24 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 57 occupied houses, 55 houses, 55 houses built of wood, 46 houses of 1 story, 34 houses under construction, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,181 acres of land in farms, 8,910 pounds of homemade butter, 8,044 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,662 bushels of oats, 3,183 bushels of potatoes, 3,137 acres of improved land in farms, 2,570 acres of farmland under crops, 1,572 bushels of peas, 1,019 chickens, 1,004 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 903 bushels of barley, 699 acres of hay crops, 603 tons of hay, 567 acres of farmland in pasture, 534 bushels of turnips, 348 acres of oats, 311 sheep, 251 bushels of buckwheat, 243 swine, 216 bushels of spring wheat, 136 other cattle, 130 milk cows, 97 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 95 swine slaughtered or sold, 75 acres of barley, 69 horses aged over 3 years, 67 sheep slaughtered or sold, 64 occupants of farms, 63 farm occupants who own their land, 42 oxen, 38 cattle killed or sold, 29 acres of potatoes, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 acres of wheat, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of corn, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 geese, 6 acres of turnips, 4 other fowl, 4 turkeys, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463536
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Z%C3%A9non
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Z%C3%A9non
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. Zénon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-z-non-qc142003-1891/.