St. Basile, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,912. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.791°N, 71.843°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Basile had a population of 1,912: 995 male and 917 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 2,465 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Basile, 1901 (84.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Basile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,912 total population, 995 males, 917 females, 574 married persons, 319 families, 287 married females, 287 married males, 71 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,267 single persons under 18, 677 single males under 18, 590 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,741 French Canadians, 171 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 311 houses, 311 occupied houses, 309 houses built of wood, 306 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 45 houses of 1 room, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,694 bushels of oats, 33,727 acres of land in farms, 30,330 pounds of homemade butter, 19,219 bushels of potatoes, 17,136 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,591 acres of improved land in farms, 10,261 acres of farmland under crops, 6,268 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,625 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,284 tons of hay, 4,282 acres of hay crops, 3,419 acres of oats, 3,097 chickens, 2,155 bushels of buckwheat, 1,252 sheep, 1,187 bushels of corn, 1,169 milk cows, 964 sheep slaughtered or sold, 894 bushels of turnips, 688 other cattle, 634 bushels of peas, 521 swine slaughtered or sold, 454 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 408 turkeys, 399 bushels of barley, 338 horses aged over 3 years, 308 cattle killed or sold, 295 swine, 287 occupants of farms, 270 farm occupants who own their land, 233 acres of potatoes, 188 bushels of spring wheat, 103 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 102 horses aged 3 years and under, 91 ducks, 89 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 87 oxen, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 62 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 44 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 42 bushels of beans, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 acres of wheat, 32 bushels of rye, 29 acres of barley, 26 other fowl, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of turnips, 11 bushels of winter wheat, 2 geese, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911925
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-qc178012-1891/.