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 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:
- L’Assomption
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- St. Jacques
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Roch de l’Achigan
- Ste. Marie-Salomé
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,450 total population, 747 females, 703 males, 490 married persons, 313 families, 245 married females, 245 married males, 61 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 899 single persons under 18, 469 single females under 18, 430 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,427 French Canadians, 23 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 282 houses, 282 occupied houses, 227 houses of 1 story, 209 houses built of wood, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 73 houses of 3 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 2 stories, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses built of brick, 30 houses built of stone, 11 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,650 pounds of homemade butter, 30,472 bushels of oats, 26,097 bushels of potatoes, 17,718 acres of land in farms, 13,251 acres of improved land in farms, 9,154 acres of farmland under crops, 5,751 bushels of corn, 5,086 chickens, 4,467 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,403 bushels of peas, 4,196 bushels of buckwheat, 4,020 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,394 acres of oats, 3,242 bushels of turnips, 2,781 acres of hay crops, 2,625 tons of hay, 1,917 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,664 bushels of barley, 1,379 bushels of spring wheat, 1,304 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 776 swine, 759 sheep, 737 milk cows, 636 swine slaughtered or sold, 571 sheep slaughtered or sold, 447 bushels of beans, 444 other cattle, 431 horses aged over 3 years, 425 turkeys, 321 occupants of farms, 314 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 304 bushels of rye, 257 farm occupants who own their land, 238 acres of potatoes, 217 acres of wheat, 205 geese, 172 cattle killed or sold, 164 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 161 horses aged 3 years and under, 143 acres of barley, 77 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 57 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 ducks, 39 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 employees on farms, 4 other fowl, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.