St. Alphonse, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Alphonse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.177°N, 73.706°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Alphonse had a population of 1,128: 569 male and 559 female residents. Population density was 27.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 1,128 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 709 |
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. Alphonse 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 | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 236 |
| Number of families | 236 |
| Number of females | 559 |
| Number of males | 569 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 369 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 559 |
| POP M | 569 |
| POP TOT | 1,128 |
| Total population | 1,128 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 718 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 809 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 319 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 218 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 218 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 217 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,926 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,246 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,446 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,677 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,406 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,652 |
| Acres of oats | 2,295 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 93 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,628 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,139 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,060 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 254 |
| BWT BU | 1,628 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 3,677 |
| HAY TONS | 2,256 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 2,082 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 306 |
| Number of milk cows | 927 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 195 |
| Number of other cattle | 446 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 806 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 627 |
| Number of swine | 252 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 286 |
| Number of turkeys | 51 |
| OAT AC | 2,295 |
| OAT BU | 20,139 |
| PEA BU | 256 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 14,060 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 710 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,415 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 738 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,578 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,256 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT SP BU | 481 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,578 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHEESE LB | 710 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 374 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 718 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,415 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| FAMILIES | 236 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 738 |
| FRN CA | 809 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| GRA BU | 98 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,082 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 306 |
| HOUSES | 218 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 217 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 218 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 369 |
| MILK COWS | 927 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 195 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 446 |
| OTHERS | 319 |
| SHEEP | 806 |
| SHEEP KS | 627 |
| SUP AM | 12,406 |
| SUP FOR | 12,246 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 3,926 |
| SUP SC | 8,446 |
| SUP TOT | 24,652 |
| SWINE | 252 |
| SWINE KS | 286 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 219 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 254 |
| TURKEY | 51 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060002— 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. Alphonse, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alphonse-qc159002-1891/.