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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,741 |
| 1901 | 1,760 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,741 total population, 881 males, 860 females, 519 married persons, 268 families, 260 married females, 259 married males, 60 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,162 single persons under 18, 599 single males under 18, 563 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,735 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 237 houses, 237 houses built of wood, 237 occupied houses, 220 houses of 1 story, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 126,119 pounds of homemade butter, 45,583 bushels of potatoes, 38,951 acres of land in farms, 21,595 bushels of oats, 20,602 acres of improved land in farms, 18,349 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,659 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,934 acres of farmland under crops, 5,760 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,052 bushels of spring wheat, 4,131 acres of hay crops, 3,674 tons of hay, 2,697 bushels of peas, 2,117 chickens, 2,059 sheep, 2,002 acres of oats, 1,617 bushels of rye, 1,430 bushels of barley, 1,401 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,290 milk cows, 906 swine slaughtered or sold, 874 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 768 acres of wheat, 731 bushels of turnips, 672 swine, 581 bushels of buckwheat, 538 other cattle, 383 cattle killed or sold, 352 horses aged over 3 years, 351 acres of potatoes, 234 occupants of farms, 225 farm occupants who own their land, 126 acres of barley, 106 horses aged 3 years and under, 93 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 83 oxen, 78 geese, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 bushels of corn, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 other fowl, 12 ducks, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.