St. Basile, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.276°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Basile had a population of 683: 348 male and 335 female residents. Population density was 47.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 700 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 641 |
| 1921 | 2,465 |
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. Basile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 335 |
| Number of males | 348 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 221 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 335 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP TOT | 683 |
| Total population | 683 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 436 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 679 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 113 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 53 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 157 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,962 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,084 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,549 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,631 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,560 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,644 |
| Acres of oats | 1,838 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 212 |
| BAR AC | 157 |
| BAR BU | 2,045 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,045 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,225 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,561 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,148 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,523 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,559 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 157 |
| BWT BU | 2,225 |
| CRN BU | 481 |
| HAY AC | 4,631 |
| HAY TONS | 4,081 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 126 |
| Number of chickens | 2,080 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 150 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 137 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 332 |
| Number of milk cows | 361 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 104 |
| Number of other cattle | 176 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 572 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 352 |
| Number of swine | 350 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 319 |
| Number of turkeys | 258 |
| OAT AC | 1,838 |
| OAT BU | 18,561 |
| PEA BU | 4,148 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 5,523 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,702 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,249 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,081 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,081 |
| WHT AC | 212 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,559 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 30 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,081 |
| CATTLE KS | 126 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,702 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 436 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,249 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 137 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 679 |
| GEESE | 150 |
| GRA BU | 201 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,080 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 332 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 113 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 111 |
| MD TOT | 221 |
| MILK COWS | 361 |
| NAME CD | Chambly |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 92 |
| OC TOT | 104 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 176 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 572 |
| SHEEP KS | 352 |
| SUP AM | 9,560 |
| SUP FOR | 1,084 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 1,962 |
| SUP SC | 7,549 |
| SUP TOT | 10,644 |
| SWINE | 350 |
| SWINE KS | 319 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 157 |
| TURKEY | 258 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1871— 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. Basile, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-basile-qc145008-1891/.