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 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 density was 71.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,433 |
| 1861 | 1,500 |
| 1871 | 1,360 |
| 1881 | 1,245 |
| 1891 | 1,231 |
| 1901 | 1,153 |
| 1911 | 1,329 |
| 1921 | 873 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 242 |
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of females | 618 |
| Number of males | 613 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 388 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 618 |
| POP M | 613 |
| POP TOT | 1,231 |
| Total population | 1,231 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 795 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,229 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 228 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 195 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 216 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,031 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,887 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,308 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,243 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,416 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,303 |
| Acres of oats | 2,367 |
| Acres of potatoes | 134 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 375 |
| BAR AC | 79 |
| BAR BU | 1,121 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,121 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,108 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 648 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,503 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,609 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,682 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,068 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,427 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 3,108 |
| CRN BU | 7,503 |
| HAY AC | 3,243 |
| HAY TONS | 3,236 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 112 |
| Number of chickens | 6,772 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 202 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 416 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 137 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 368 |
| Number of milk cows | 739 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 209 |
| Number of other cattle | 391 |
| Number of other fowl | 198 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 63 |
| Number of sheep | 898 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 416 |
| Number of swine | 697 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 236 |
| Number of turkeys | 729 |
| OAT AC | 2,367 |
| OAT BU | 22,609 |
| PEA BU | 1,682 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 13,068 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 52 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,652 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,162 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,236 |
| WHT AC | 375 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,427 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 65 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,162 |
| CATTLE KS | 112 |
| CHEESE LB | 52 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 795 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,652 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 137 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 242 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,229 |
| GEESE | 416 |
| GRA BU | 648 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,772 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 368 |
| HOUSES | 228 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 216 |
| HOUSES S | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 195 |
| INF 11 A | 63 |
| MD FEM | 195 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 388 |
| MILK COWS | 739 |
| NAME CD | Montcalm |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 202 |
| OC TOT | 209 |
| OTHER FOWL | 198 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 391 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 898 |
| SHEEP KS | 416 |
| SUP AM | 12,416 |
| SUP FOR | 2,887 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 3,031 |
| SUP SC | 9,308 |
| SUP TOT | 15,303 |
| SWINE | 697 |
| SWINE KS | 236 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 228 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 70 |
| TURKEY | 729 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073002— 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-qc170001-1891/.