St. Alexandre, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.230°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alexandre had a population of 2,101: 1,078 male and 1,023 female residents. Population density was 60.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
| 1921 | 1,018 |
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, St. Alexandre shared boundaries with:
- Farnham
- Notre Dame de Stanbridge
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Athanase
- St. Grégoire
- St. Sébastien
- Ste. Anne de Sabrevois
- Ste. Brigide
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 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 | 393 |
| Number of families | 393 |
| Number of females | 1,023 |
| Number of males | 1,078 |
| Number of married females | 355 |
| Number of married males | 355 |
| Number of married persons | 710 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 1,023 |
| POP M | 1,078 |
| POP TOT | 2,101 |
| Total population | 2,101 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 625 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 699 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,324 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,093 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 354 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 31 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 317 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 279 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 354 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 202 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,904 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,443 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,168 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,283 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,218 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,661 |
| Acres of oats | 3,864 |
| Acres of potatoes | 184 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 245 |
| BAR AC | 202 |
| BAR BU | 2,002 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,002 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,911 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,315 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,036 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,331 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,022 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,536 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 513 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| BWT BU | 2,911 |
| CRN BU | 3,315 |
| HAY AC | 11,283 |
| HAY TONS | 8,146 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 204 |
| Number of chickens | 8,239 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 280 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 790 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 286 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 656 |
| Number of milk cows | 916 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 311 |
| Number of other cattle | 618 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 1,231 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 873 |
| Number of swine | 562 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 324 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,278 |
| OAT AC | 3,864 |
| OAT BU | 45,036 |
| PEA BU | 2,331 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 20,022 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,964 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 135,390 |
| RYE BU | 139 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,146 |
| WHT AC | 245 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,536 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 131 |
| BEN BU | 92 |
| BUTTER LB | 135,390 |
| CATTLE KS | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 625 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 699 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,324 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,964 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 286 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 393 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 190 |
| FRN CA | 2,093 |
| GEESE | 790 |
| GRA BU | 161 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,239 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 656 |
| HOUSES | 354 |
| HOUSES B | 31 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 80 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 279 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 110 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 73 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 317 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 355 |
| MD MALE | 355 |
| MD TOT | 710 |
| MILK COWS | 916 |
| NAME CD | Iberville |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 280 |
| OC TOT | 311 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 618 |
| OTHERS | 8 |
| SHEEP | 1,231 |
| SHEEP KS | 873 |
| SUP AM | 21,218 |
| SUP FOR | 1,443 |
| SUP JV | 146 |
| SUP PAT | 3,904 |
| SUP SC | 17,168 |
| SUP TOT | 22,661 |
| SWINE | 562 |
| SWINE KS | 324 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 354 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 513 |
| TURKEY | 1,278 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059001_1861— 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). "St. Alexandre, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexandre-qc157002-1891/.