St. Apollinaire, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Apollinaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.599°N, 71.486°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Apollinaire had a population of 1,740: 854 male and 886 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,559 |
| 1871 | 1,533 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,740 |
| 1901 | 1,462 |
| 1911 | 1,755 |
| 1921 | 988 |
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. Apollinaire, 1881 (93.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Apollinaire shared boundaries with:
- St. Agapit, VL
- St. Antoine de Tilly
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien, VL
- St. Gilles
- St. Nicolas
- Ste. Croix
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,740 total population, 886 females, 854 males, 550 married persons, 276 married males, 274 married females, 265 families, 36 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,154 single persons under 18, 587 single females under 18, 567 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,740 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 227 houses, 227 houses built of wood, 227 occupied houses, 224 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,893 pounds of homemade butter, 38,575 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 34,169 bushels of potatoes, 24,346 acres of land in farms, 15,239 bushels of oats, 14,674 acres of improved land in farms, 9,672 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,436 acres of farmland under crops, 5,120 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,889 acres of hay crops, 2,716 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,704 chickens, 2,309 bushels of buckwheat, 2,285 tons of hay, 1,744 acres of oats, 1,611 bushels of turnips, 874 bushels of rye, 807 bushels of spring wheat, 789 sheep, 756 milk cows, 598 bushels of peas, 505 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 460 other cattle, 423 sheep slaughtered or sold, 405 swine, 329 acres of potatoes, 278 swine slaughtered or sold, 258 occupants of farms, 257 oxen, 248 farm occupants who own their land, 229 bushels of corn, 213 horses aged over 3 years, 146 acres of wheat, 133 bushels of barley, 124 cattle killed or sold, 118 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 103 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 93 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 bushels of beans, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 other fowl, 19 acres of barley, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911900
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. Apollinaire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-apollinaire-qc166004-1891/.