St. Bazile le Grand, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Bazile le Grand was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911926. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.276°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Bazile le Grand had a population of 683: 348 male and 335 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1911 | 700 |
| 1921 | 641 |
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. Bazile le Grand shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 683 total population, 348 males, 335 females, 221 married persons, 125 families, 111 married males, 110 married females, 26 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 436 single persons under 18, 231 single males under 18, 205 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 679 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 122 houses, 122 occupied houses, 113 houses built of wood, 65 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 1 story, 49 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,081 pounds of homemade butter, 18,561 bushels of oats, 10,644 acres of land in farms, 9,560 acres of improved land in farms, 8,702 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,549 acres of farmland under crops, 5,523 bushels of potatoes, 4,631 acres of hay crops, 4,148 bushels of peas, 4,081 tons of hay, 2,249 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,225 bushels of buckwheat, 2,080 chickens, 2,045 bushels of barley, 1,962 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,838 acres of oats, 1,559 bushels of spring wheat, 1,084 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 572 sheep, 481 bushels of corn, 361 milk cows, 352 sheep slaughtered or sold, 350 swine, 332 horses aged over 3 years, 319 swine slaughtered or sold, 258 turkeys, 212 acres of wheat, 201 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 176 other cattle, 157 acres of barley, 157 bushels of turnips, 150 geese, 137 horses aged 3 years and under, 126 cattle killed or sold, 104 occupants of farms, 92 farm occupants who own their land, 62 acres of potatoes, 49 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 bushels of beans, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 ducks, 12 oxen, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC145008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911926
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. Bazile le Grand, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bazile-le-grand-qc145008-1891/.