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 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 density was 48.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,663 |
| 1861 | 1,988 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,560 |
| 1891 | 1,385 |
| 1901 | 1,317 |
| 1911 | 890 |
| 1921 | 872 |
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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 244 |
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of females | 667 |
| Number of males | 718 |
| Number of married females | 207 |
| Number of married males | 207 |
| Number of married persons | 414 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 667 |
| POP M | 718 |
| POP TOT | 1,385 |
| Total population | 1,385 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 488 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 922 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,352 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 33 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 243 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 24 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 233 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 243 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 275 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 168 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,848 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,478 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,882 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,795 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,898 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,376 |
| Acres of oats | 3,246 |
| Acres of potatoes | 241 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 284 |
| BAR AC | 275 |
| BAR BU | 2,974 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,974 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,682 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,537 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,074 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,576 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,911 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,197 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,927 |
| BWT BU | 1,682 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 115 |
| CRN BU | 1,537 |
| HAY AC | 3,795 |
| HAY TONS | 3,777 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 294 |
| Number of chickens | 4,451 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 200 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 122 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 313 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 502 |
| Number of milk cows | 947 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 224 |
| Number of other cattle | 821 |
| Number of other fowl | 57 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 779 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 436 |
| Number of swine | 607 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 817 |
| Number of turkeys | 494 |
| OAT AC | 3,246 |
| OAT BU | 40,074 |
| PEA BU | 4,576 |
| POT AC | 241 |
| POT BU | 27,911 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 740 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 528 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,230 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,806 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,777 |
| WHT AC | 284 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,197 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| BUTTER LB | 60,806 |
| CATTLE KS | 294 |
| CHEESE LB | 740 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 434 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 488 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 922 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 528 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 313 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 244 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,230 |
| FRN CA | 1,352 |
| GEESE | 122 |
| GRA BU | 353 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,451 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 502 |
| HOUSES | 243 |
| HOUSES B | 24 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 80 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 207 |
| MD MALE | 207 |
| MD TOT | 414 |
| MILK COWS | 947 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 200 |
| OC TOT | 224 |
| OTHER FOWL | 57 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 821 |
| OTHERS | 33 |
| SHEEP | 779 |
| SHEEP KS | 436 |
| SILOS | 115 |
| SUP AM | 15,898 |
| SUP FOR | 4,478 |
| SUP JV | 168 |
| SUP PAT | 4,848 |
| SUP SC | 10,882 |
| SUP TOT | 20,376 |
| SWINE | 607 |
| SWINE KS | 817 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 243 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,927 |
| TURKEY | 494 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052003— 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. Benoit, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-qc151003-1891/.