St. Alexis, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.208°N, 70.763°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alexis had a population of 1,689: 877 male and 812 female residents. Population density was 5.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,749 |
| 1891 | 1,689 |
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, 1881 (48.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Grande Baie, St. Alexis, Otis, Hébert, Ferland & Simon, 1901 (60.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Alexis shared boundaries with:
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 | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 812 |
| Number of males | 877 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 812 |
| POP M | 877 |
| POP TOT | 1,689 |
| Total population | 1,689 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,134 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,679 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 227 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 224 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 221 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,171 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,843 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,952 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,764 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,150 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,993 |
| Acres of oats | 1,172 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 505 |
| BAR AC | 80 |
| BAR BU | 1,009 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,009 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,440 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,488 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,628 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,332 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,252 |
| BWT BU | 389 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 1,764 |
| HAY TONS | 1,844 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 242 |
| Number of chickens | 1,395 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 167 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 259 |
| Number of milk cows | 626 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 168 |
| Number of other cattle | 394 |
| Number of oxen | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 991 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 550 |
| Number of swine | 340 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 457 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 1,172 |
| OAT BU | 13,440 |
| PEA BU | 2,488 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 14,628 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 183 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,961 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,531 |
| RYE BU | 182 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,844 |
| WHT AC | 505 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,332 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,531 |
| CATTLE KS | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 522 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 612 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,134 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 183 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,961 |
| FRN CA | 1,679 |
| GEESE | 167 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,395 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 259 |
| HOUSES | 227 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 221 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 224 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 250 |
| MD MALE | 249 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| MILK COWS | 626 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 168 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 394 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 991 |
| SHEEP KS | 550 |
| SUP AM | 8,150 |
| SUP FOR | 9,843 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 4,171 |
| SUP SC | 3,952 |
| SUP TOT | 17,993 |
| SWINE | 340 |
| SWINE KS | 457 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 228 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,252 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149013— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-qc149013-1891/.