Lévis, C, Quebec (1891 census)
Lévis, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,301. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.794°N, 71.183°W.
Population
In 1891, Lévis, C had a population of 7,301: 3,465 male and 3,836 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 7,597 |
| 1891 | 7,301 |
| 1901 | 7,783 |
| 1921 | 10,470 |
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, Lévis, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,301 total population, 3,836 females, 3,465 males, 2,397 married persons, 1,375 families, 1,199 married males, 1,198 married females, 301 widowed persons, 224 widowed females, 77 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,603 single persons under 18, 2,414 single females under 18, 2,189 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,672 French Canadians, 629 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,268 houses, 1,268 occupied houses, 1,095 houses built of wood, 853 houses of 1 story, 460 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 342 houses of 2 stories, 262 houses of 4 rooms, 161 houses built of brick, 155 houses of 5 rooms, 145 houses of 3 rooms, 124 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 93 uninhabited houses, 77 houses of 2 rooms, 67 houses of 3 stories, 35 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,279 pounds of homemade butter, 4,023 bushels of potatoes, 2,398 bushels of turnips, 2,341 acres of land in farms, 1,995 chickens, 1,774 bushels of oats, 1,770 acres of improved land in farms, 1,063 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,044 acres of farmland under crops, 646 acres of hay crops, 608 tons of hay, 581 acres of farmland in pasture, 571 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 457 bushels of corn, 302 horses aged over 3 years, 296 sheep, 271 milk cows, 216 occupants of farms, 202 other fowl, 201 swine, 194 bushels of spring wheat, 185 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 160 farm occupants who own their land, 145 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 107 cattle killed or sold, 99 swine slaughtered or sold, 95 acres of oats, 88 bushels of beans, 79 ducks, 56 bushels of barley, 53 farm occupants who rent their land, 47 other cattle, 47 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 39 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of buckwheat, 18 acres of wheat, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 bushels of peas, 15 geese, 15 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13 acres of turnips, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 oxen, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 acres of barley, 3 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Roy, dit Desjardins | 1854–1920 | died here |
| Dorimène Desjardins | 1858–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139208
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vis
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vis
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). "Lévis, C, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-vis-c-qc164003-1891/.