Cap St. Ignace, Quebec (1891 census)
Cap St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,539. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.960°N, 70.346°W.
Population
In 1891, Cap St. Ignace had a population of 3,539: 1,786 male and 1,753 female residents. Population density was 31.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,278 |
| 1881 | 3,889 |
| 1891 | 3,539 |
| 1901 | 3,519 |
| 1911 | 3,648 |
| 1921 | 3,190 |
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 Cap St. Ignace, 1881 (41.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cap St. Ignace, 1901 (64.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cap St. Ignace shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 676 |
| Number of families | 676 |
| Number of females | 1,753 |
| Number of males | 1,786 |
| Number of married females | 572 |
| Number of married males | 572 |
| Number of married persons | 1,144 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 153 |
| POP F | 1,753 |
| POP M | 1,786 |
| POP TOT | 3,539 |
| Total population | 3,539 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,094 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,148 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,242 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,539 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 587 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 583 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 433 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 153 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 204 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 202 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 587 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 189 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,199 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,574 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,959 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,489 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,347 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,921 |
| Acres of oats | 1,636 |
| Acres of potatoes | 498 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 579 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 774 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 774 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 379 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,402 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,022 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,810 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,816 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,807 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,731 |
| BWT BU | 379 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 5 |
| CRN BU | 61 |
| HAY AC | 3,489 |
| HAY TONS | 4,154 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 215 |
| Number of chickens | 2,766 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 503 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 87 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 502 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,369 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 571 |
| Number of other cattle | 589 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 301 |
| Number of sheep | 1,200 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 592 |
| Number of swine | 938 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,140 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 1,636 |
| OAT BU | 33,402 |
| PEA BU | 1,022 |
| POT AC | 498 |
| POT BU | 60,810 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,450 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 54,202 |
| RYE BU | 1,816 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,154 |
| WHT AC | 579 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,807 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 11 50 | 91 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 168 |
| BUTTER LB | 54,202 |
| CATTLE KS | 215 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,094 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,242 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,450 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 676 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 3,539 |
| GEESE | 87 |
| GRA BU | 78 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,766 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 502 |
| HOUSES | 587 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 204 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 433 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 202 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 583 |
| INF 11 A | 301 |
| MD FEM | 572 |
| MD MALE | 572 |
| MD TOT | 1,144 |
| MILK COWS | 1,369 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 503 |
| OC TOT | 571 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 589 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,200 |
| SHEEP KS | 592 |
| SILOS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 17,347 |
| SUP FOR | 12,574 |
| SUP JV | 189 |
| SUP PAT | 6,199 |
| SUP SC | 10,959 |
| SUP TOT | 29,921 |
| SWINE | 938 |
| SWINE KS | 1,140 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 587 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,731 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 87 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 153 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074001— 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). "Cap St. Ignace, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-st-ignace-qc171001-1891/.