St. Alexis des Monts, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alexis des Monts was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,194. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.491°N, 73.182°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alexis des Monts had a population of 1,194: 632 male and 562 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,039 |
| 1891 | 1,194 |
| 1901 | 1,496 |
| 1911 | 1,618 |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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 contained St. Alexis des Monts, 1881 (94.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Alexis des Monts shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,194 total population, 632 males, 562 females, 419 married persons, 231 families, 210 married females, 209 married males, 24 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 751 single persons under 18, 409 single males under 18, 342 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,180 French Canadians, 14 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 168 occupied houses, 163 houses, 163 houses built of wood, 153 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 2 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,038 acres of land in farms, 24,733 pounds of homemade butter, 19,612 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,035 bushels of oats, 12,091 bushels of potatoes, 7,426 acres of improved land in farms, 5,547 acres of farmland under crops, 2,692 bushels of peas, 2,194 chickens, 1,872 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,616 bushels of turnips, 1,544 acres of hay crops, 1,481 acres of oats, 1,222 bushels of buckwheat, 1,158 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,113 tons of hay, 642 sheep, 401 swine, 338 bushels of barley, 323 bushels of spring wheat, 322 milk cows, 305 other cattle, 241 bushels of corn, 227 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 220 sheep slaughtered or sold, 205 swine slaughtered or sold, 197 occupants of farms, 179 farm occupants who own their land, 178 horses aged over 3 years, 124 acres of potatoes, 98 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 86 cattle killed or sold, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 acres of wheat, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 acres of barley, 31 oxen, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 ducks, 19 bushels of beans, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 other fowl, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George Washington Stephens | 1832–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
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. Alexis des Monts, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-des-monts-qc167005-1891/.