St. André Avelin, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
St. André Avelin, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.759°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1891, St. André Avelin, VL had a population of 2,548: 1,297 male and 1,251 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1921 | 446 |
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. André Avelin, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,548 total population, 1,297 males, 1,251 females, 801 married persons, 423 families, 401 married females, 400 married males, 73 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,674 single persons under 18, 872 single males under 18, 802 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,498 French Canadians, 50 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 410 occupied houses, 407 houses, 400 houses built of wood, 376 houses of 1 story, 149 houses of 3 rooms, 92 houses of 2 rooms, 86 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses built of brick, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 81,099 pounds of homemade butter, 45,021 bushels of oats, 39,518 acres of land in farms, 22,988 bushels of potatoes, 20,013 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,505 acres of improved land in farms, 14,144 acres of farmland under crops, 6,923 chickens, 5,298 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,091 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,255 acres of hay crops, 3,805 bushels of spring wheat, 3,605 bushels of peas, 3,429 acres of oats, 3,249 tons of hay, 3,069 bushels of buckwheat, 2,772 bushels of barley, 2,300 bushels of turnips, 1,245 sheep, 995 milk cows, 916 swine, 906 bushels of corn, 759 swine slaughtered or sold, 645 other cattle, 578 horses aged over 3 years, 536 acres of wheat, 436 turkeys, 392 occupants of farms, 359 farm occupants who own their land, 328 acres of barley, 314 acres of potatoes, 307 sheep slaughtered or sold, 259 cattle killed or sold, 173 horses aged 3 years and under, 158 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 154 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 143 ducks, 118 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 109 bushels of beans, 70 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 bushels of rye, 59 acres of turnips, 54 geese, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062068— 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. André Avelin, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-avelin-vl-qc176039-1891/.