St. David, Quebec (1891 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,312. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.934°N, 72.839°W.
Population
In 1891, St. David had a population of 2,312: 1,155 male and 1,157 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,159 |
| 1861 | 3,925 |
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,106 |
| 1891 | 2,312 |
| 1911 | 1,911 |
| 1921 | 1,618 |
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. David shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,312 total population, 1,157 females, 1,155 males, 847 married persons, 450 families, 425 married females, 422 married males, 84 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,381 single persons under 18, 702 single males under 18, 679 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,302 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 370 houses, 370 occupied houses, 367 houses built of wood, 360 houses of 1 story, 162 houses of 3 rooms, 86 houses of 4 rooms, 71 houses of 2 rooms, 65 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 46,073 bushels of oats, 28,306 acres of land in farms, 22,291 pounds of homemade butter, 19,194 acres of improved land in farms, 14,084 acres of farmland under crops, 14,044 bushels of potatoes, 9,112 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,954 bushels of buckwheat, 5,596 bushels of peas, 5,143 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,137 chickens, 5,023 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,961 acres of hay crops, 4,166 acres of oats, 3,915 bushels of spring wheat, 3,629 tons of hay, 1,359 sheep, 1,346 bushels of barley, 1,060 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,010 milk cows, 978 other cattle, 778 swine slaughtered or sold, 758 swine, 593 horses aged over 3 years, 551 acres of wheat, 492 bushels of turnips, 452 bushels of corn, 421 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 403 occupants of farms, 372 farm occupants who own their land, 264 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 247 cattle killed or sold, 229 geese, 217 horses aged 3 years and under, 187 acres of potatoes, 132 turkeys, 120 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 116 bushels of beans, 112 acres of barley, 100 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 87 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 81 other fowl, 79 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 bushels of rye, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 ducks, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 oxen, 8 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-David,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-David_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. David, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-david-qc197003-1891/.