St. Alexandre, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,741. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911839. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.666°N, 69.587°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alexandre had a population of 1,741: 881 male and 860 female residents. Population density was 32.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,741 |
| 1901 | 1,760 |
| 1911 | 2,011 |
| 1921 | 1,889 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Alexandre, Parke, 1881 (24.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Alexandre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 268 |
| Number of families | 268 |
| Number of females | 860 |
| Number of males | 881 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 519 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 860 |
| POP M | 881 |
| POP TOT | 1,741 |
| Total population | 1,741 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 599 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,162 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,735 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 237 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 237 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 220 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,659 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,349 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,934 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,131 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,602 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,951 |
| Acres of oats | 2,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 351 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 768 |
| BAR AC | 126 |
| BAR BU | 1,430 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 581 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,595 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,697 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,583 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,617 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 731 |
| BWT BU | 581 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 4,131 |
| HAY TONS | 3,674 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 383 |
| Number of chickens | 2,117 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 225 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 106 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 352 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,290 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 234 |
| Number of other cattle | 538 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 2,059 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,401 |
| Number of swine | 672 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 906 |
| OAT AC | 2,002 |
| OAT BU | 21,595 |
| PEA BU | 2,697 |
| POT AC | 351 |
| POT BU | 45,583 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 874 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,760 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 126,119 |
| RYE BU | 1,617 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,674 |
| WHT AC | 768 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,052 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 93 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 126,119 |
| CATTLE KS | 383 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 599 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,162 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 874 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 106 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 268 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,760 |
| FRN CA | 1,735 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,117 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 352 |
| HOUSES | 237 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 220 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 237 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 260 |
| MD MALE | 259 |
| MD TOT | 519 |
| MILK COWS | 1,290 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 225 |
| OC TOT | 234 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 538 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 2,059 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,401 |
| SUP AM | 20,602 |
| SUP FOR | 18,349 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 12,659 |
| SUP SC | 7,934 |
| SUP TOT | 38,951 |
| SWINE | 672 |
| SWINE KS | 906 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 237 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 731 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911839
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-qc160004-1891/.