St. Benoit, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Benoit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,385. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911931. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 74.107°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Benoit had a population of 1,385: 718 male and 667 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,560 |
| 1891 | 1,385 |
| 1901 | 1,317 |
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. Benoit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,385 total population, 718 males, 667 females, 414 married persons, 244 families, 207 married females, 207 married males, 49 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 922 single persons under 18, 488 single males under 18, 434 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,352 French Canadians, 33 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 243 houses, 243 occupied houses, 233 houses of 1 story, 209 houses built of wood, 80 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 47 uninhabited houses, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses built of brick, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 60,806 pounds of homemade butter, 40,074 bushels of oats, 27,911 bushels of potatoes, 20,376 acres of land in farms, 15,898 acres of improved land in farms, 10,882 acres of farmland under crops, 4,848 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,576 bushels of peas, 4,478 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,451 chickens, 3,795 acres of hay crops, 3,777 tons of hay, 3,246 acres of oats, 3,230 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,197 bushels of spring wheat, 2,974 bushels of barley, 1,927 bushels of turnips, 1,682 bushels of buckwheat, 1,537 bushels of corn, 947 milk cows, 821 other cattle, 817 swine slaughtered or sold, 779 sheep, 740 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 607 swine, 528 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 502 horses aged over 3 years, 494 turkeys, 436 sheep slaughtered or sold, 353 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 313 horses aged 3 years and under, 294 cattle killed or sold, 284 acres of wheat, 275 acres of barley, 241 acres of potatoes, 224 occupants of farms, 200 farm occupants who own their land, 168 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 122 geese, Capacity of silos (tons): 115, 79 ducks, 69 bushels of beans, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 other fowl, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 7 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911931
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. Benoit, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-qc151003-1891/.