Lévis, City—Cité, Quebec (1891 census)
Lévis, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.794°N, 71.183°W.
Population
In 1891, Lévis, City—Cité had a population of 7,301: 3,465 male and 3,836 female residents. Population density was 2331.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 7,597 |
| 1891 | 7,301 |
| 1901 | 7,783 |
| 1911 | 7,452 |
| 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, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
- Bienville, Village
- Notre Dame de la Victoire
- St. David de l'Auberivière
- St. Joseph de Lévis
- St. Télesphore
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 1,375 |
| Number of families | 1,375 |
| Number of females | 3,836 |
| Number of males | 3,465 |
| Number of married females | 1,198 |
| Number of married males | 1,199 |
| Number of married persons | 2,397 |
| Number of widowed females | 224 |
| Number of widowed males | 77 |
| Number of widowed persons | 301 |
| POP F | 3,836 |
| POP M | 3,465 |
| POP TOT | 7,301 |
| Total population | 7,301 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,414 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,603 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6,672 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 629 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,268 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 161 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,095 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 853 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 124 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 342 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 145 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 67 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 262 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 155 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 460 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 93 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 145 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 581 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 571 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,044 |
| Acres of hay crops | 646 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,770 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,341 |
| Acres of oats | 95 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 56 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 457 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,774 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,023 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,398 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| CRN BU | 457 |
| HAY AC | 646 |
| HAY TONS | 608 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 107 |
| Number of chickens | 1,995 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 160 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 302 |
| Number of milk cows | 271 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 47 |
| Number of other fowl | 202 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 185 |
| Number of sheep | 296 |
| Number of swine | 201 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 99 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 95 |
| OAT BU | 1,774 |
| PEA BU | 17 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,023 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 47 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,063 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,279 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 608 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 194 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,279 |
| CATTLE KS | 107 |
| CHEESE LB | 15 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,414 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,603 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 47 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 1,375 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,063 |
| FRN CA | 6,672 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,995 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 302 |
| HOUSES | 1,268 |
| HOUSES B | 161 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 124 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 155 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 262 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 853 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 460 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 145 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 77 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 342 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 93 |
| HOUSES W | 1,095 |
| INF 11 A | 185 |
| MD FEM | 1,198 |
| MD MALE | 1,199 |
| MD TOT | 2,397 |
| MILK COWS | 271 |
| NAME CD | Lévis |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 160 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER FOWL | 202 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 47 |
| OTHERS | 629 |
| SHEEP | 296 |
| SUP AM | 1,770 |
| SUP FOR | 571 |
| SUP JV | 145 |
| SUP PAT | 581 |
| SUP SC | 1,044 |
| SUP TOT | 2,341 |
| SWINE | 201 |
| SWINE KS | 99 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,268 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,398 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 224 |
| WID MALE | 77 |
| WID TOT | 301 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
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: 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). "Lévis, City—Cité, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-vis-city-cit-qc164003-1891/.