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 density was 44.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 265 |
| Number of families | 265 |
| Number of females | 886 |
| Number of males | 854 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of married persons | 550 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 886 |
| POP M | 854 |
| POP TOT | 1,740 |
| Total population | 1,740 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 587 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,154 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,740 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 227 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 227 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 224 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 227 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,120 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,672 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,436 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,889 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,674 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,346 |
| Acres of oats | 1,744 |
| Acres of potatoes | 329 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 146 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 133 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,309 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,239 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 598 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,169 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 874 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 807 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,611 |
| BWT BU | 2,309 |
| CRN BU | 229 |
| HAY AC | 2,889 |
| HAY TONS | 2,285 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 2,704 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 248 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 213 |
| Number of milk cows | 756 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 460 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 257 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 789 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 423 |
| Number of swine | 405 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 278 |
| OAT AC | 1,744 |
| OAT BU | 15,239 |
| PEA BU | 598 |
| POT AC | 329 |
| POT BU | 34,169 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 38,575 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 505 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,716 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,893 |
| RYE BU | 874 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,285 |
| WHT AC | 146 |
| WHT SP BU | 807 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 93 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,893 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHEESE LB | 38,575 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 587 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 567 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,154 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 505 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 265 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,716 |
| FRN CA | 1,740 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,704 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 213 |
| HOUSES | 227 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 99 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 224 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 227 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 274 |
| MD MALE | 276 |
| MD TOT | 550 |
| MILK COWS | 756 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 248 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 460 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 789 |
| SHEEP KS | 423 |
| SUP AM | 14,674 |
| SUP FOR | 9,672 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 5,120 |
| SUP SC | 9,436 |
| SUP TOT | 24,346 |
| SWINE | 405 |
| SWINE KS | 278 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 227 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,611 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 257 |
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/.