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 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 density was 41.7 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).
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 319 |
| Number of families | 319 |
| Number of females | 917 |
| Number of males | 995 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 574 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 917 |
| POP M | 995 |
| POP TOT | 1,912 |
| Total population | 1,912 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 677 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,267 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,741 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 171 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 311 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 309 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 45 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 306 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,268 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,136 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,261 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,282 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,591 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,727 |
| Acres of oats | 3,419 |
| Acres of potatoes | 233 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 399 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,155 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,187 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,694 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 634 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,219 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 894 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 2,155 |
| CRN BU | 1,187 |
| HAY AC | 4,282 |
| HAY TONS | 4,284 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 308 |
| Number of chickens | 3,097 |
| Number of ducks | 91 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 270 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 102 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 338 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,169 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 287 |
| Number of other cattle | 688 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 1,252 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 964 |
| Number of swine | 295 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 521 |
| Number of turkeys | 408 |
| OAT AC | 3,419 |
| OAT BU | 35,694 |
| PEA BU | 634 |
| POT AC | 233 |
| POT BU | 19,219 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 454 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,625 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,330 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,284 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT FALL BU | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 188 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 44 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,330 |
| CATTLE KS | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 677 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,267 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 454 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 102 |
| DUCKS | 91 |
| FAMILIES | 319 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,625 |
| FRN CA | 1,741 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 103 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,097 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 338 |
| HOUSES | 311 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 306 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 309 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 287 |
| MD MALE | 287 |
| MD TOT | 574 |
| MILK COWS | 1,169 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 270 |
| OC TOT | 287 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 688 |
| OTHERS | 171 |
| SHEEP | 1,252 |
| SHEEP KS | 964 |
| SUP AM | 16,591 |
| SUP FOR | 17,136 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 6,268 |
| SUP SC | 10,261 |
| SUP TOT | 33,727 |
| SWINE | 295 |
| SWINE KS | 521 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 894 |
| TURKEY | 408 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178012— 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-qc178012-1891/.