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 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 density was 10.7 people per square mile.
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 562 |
| Number of males | 632 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 209 |
| Number of married persons | 419 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 562 |
| POP M | 632 |
| POP TOT | 1,194 |
| Total population | 1,194 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 751 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,180 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 14 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,872 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,612 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,547 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,544 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,426 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,038 |
| Acres of oats | 1,481 |
| Acres of potatoes | 124 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 338 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 338 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,222 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,035 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,692 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,091 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,616 |
| BWT BU | 1,222 |
| CRN BU | 241 |
| HAY AC | 1,544 |
| HAY TONS | 1,113 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 86 |
| Number of chickens | 2,194 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 179 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 178 |
| Number of milk cows | 322 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 197 |
| Number of other cattle | 305 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 642 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 220 |
| Number of swine | 401 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 205 |
| OAT AC | 1,481 |
| OAT BU | 13,035 |
| PEA BU | 2,692 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 12,091 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 227 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 98 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,158 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,733 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,113 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT SP BU | 323 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,733 |
| CATTLE KS | 86 |
| CHEESE LB | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 409 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 751 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 98 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,158 |
| FRN CA | 1,180 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,194 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 178 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 210 |
| MD MALE | 209 |
| MD TOT | 419 |
| MILK COWS | 322 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 179 |
| OC TOT | 197 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 305 |
| OTHERS | 14 |
| SHEEP | 642 |
| SHEEP KS | 220 |
| SUP AM | 7,426 |
| SUP FOR | 19,612 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 1,872 |
| SUP SC | 5,547 |
| SUP TOT | 27,038 |
| SWINE | 401 |
| SWINE KS | 205 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 168 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,616 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069004— 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. 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/.