St. Alexis, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,231. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.943°N, 73.632°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alexis had a population of 1,231: 613 male and 618 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,500 |
| 1871 | 1,360 |
| 1881 | 1,245 |
| 1891 | 1,231 |
| 1901 | 1,153 |
| 1911 | 1,329 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Alexis 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 1,231 total population, 618 females, 613 males, 388 married persons, 242 families, 195 married females, 193 married males, 48 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 795 single persons under 18, 400 single males under 18, 395 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,229 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 228 houses, 228 occupied houses, 216 houses of 1 story, 195 houses built of wood, 90 houses of 3 rooms, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 33 houses built of stone, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,162 pounds of homemade butter, 22,609 bushels of oats, 15,303 acres of land in farms, 13,068 bushels of potatoes, 12,416 acres of improved land in farms, 9,308 acres of farmland under crops, 7,503 bushels of corn, 6,772 chickens, 3,243 acres of hay crops, 3,236 tons of hay, 3,108 bushels of buckwheat, 3,031 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,887 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,652 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,427 bushels of spring wheat, 2,367 acres of oats, 1,682 bushels of peas, 1,121 bushels of barley, 898 sheep, 739 milk cows, 729 turkeys, 697 swine, 648 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 416 geese, 416 sheep slaughtered or sold, 391 other cattle, 375 acres of wheat, 368 horses aged over 3 years, 236 swine slaughtered or sold, 209 occupants of farms, 202 farm occupants who own their land, 198 other fowl, 137 horses aged 3 years and under, 134 acres of potatoes, 112 cattle killed or sold, 79 acres of barley, 77 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 70 bushels of turnips, 65 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 52 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 ducks, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 oxen, 16 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of rye, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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-qc170001-1891/.