L’Epiphanie, Quebec (1891 census)
L’Epiphanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,450. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.848°N, 73.506°W.
Population
In 1891, L’Epiphanie had a population of 1,450: 703 male and 747 female residents. Population density was 64.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,486 |
| 1871 | 1,365 |
| 1881 | 1,503 |
| 1891 | 1,450 |
| 1901 | 1,455 |
| 1911 | 1,697 |
| 1921 | 1,947 |
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, L’Epiphanie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 313 |
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 747 |
| Number of males | 703 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 245 |
| Number of married persons | 490 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 747 |
| POP M | 703 |
| POP TOT | 1,450 |
| Total population | 1,450 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 899 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,427 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 23 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 43 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 30 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 227 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,020 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,467 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,154 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,781 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,251 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,718 |
| Acres of oats | 3,394 |
| Acres of potatoes | 238 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 217 |
| BAR AC | 143 |
| BAR BU | 1,664 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,664 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,196 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,751 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,472 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,403 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,097 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,379 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,242 |
| BWT BU | 4,196 |
| CRN BU | 5,751 |
| HAY AC | 2,781 |
| HAY TONS | 2,625 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 172 |
| Number of chickens | 5,086 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 257 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 205 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 161 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 431 |
| Number of milk cows | 737 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 321 |
| Number of other cattle | 444 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 164 |
| Number of sheep | 759 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 571 |
| Number of swine | 776 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 636 |
| Number of turkeys | 425 |
| OAT AC | 3,394 |
| OAT BU | 30,472 |
| PEA BU | 4,403 |
| POT AC | 238 |
| POT BU | 26,097 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,304 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,917 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,650 |
| RYE BU | 304 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,625 |
| WHT AC | 217 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,379 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BEN BU | 447 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,650 |
| CATTLE KS | 172 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 469 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 899 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,304 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 161 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 313 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,917 |
| FRN CA | 1,427 |
| GEESE | 205 |
| GRA BU | 314 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,086 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 431 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES B | 43 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 227 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 30 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 164 |
| MD FEM | 245 |
| MD MALE | 245 |
| MD TOT | 490 |
| MILK COWS | 737 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 257 |
| OC TOT | 321 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 444 |
| OTHERS | 23 |
| SHEEP | 759 |
| SHEEP KS | 571 |
| SUP AM | 13,251 |
| SUP FOR | 4,467 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 4,020 |
| SUP SC | 9,154 |
| SUP TOT | 17,718 |
| SWINE | 776 |
| SWINE KS | 636 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 282 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,242 |
| TURKEY | 425 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911493
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). "L’Epiphanie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-epiphanie-qc162005-1891/.