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 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 density was 59.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,159 |
| 1861 | 3,925 |
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,106 |
| 1891 | 2,312 |
| 1901 | 2,050 |
| 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:
- St. Aimé
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. François
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Marcel
- St. Michel
- St. Pie de Guire
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 450 |
| Number of families | 450 |
| Number of females | 1,157 |
| Number of males | 1,155 |
| Number of married females | 425 |
| Number of married males | 422 |
| Number of married persons | 847 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP F | 1,157 |
| POP M | 1,155 |
| POP TOT | 2,312 |
| Total population | 2,312 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 702 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,381 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,302 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 370 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 367 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 360 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 162 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 370 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,023 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,112 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,084 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,961 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,194 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,306 |
| Acres of oats | 4,166 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 551 |
| BAR AC | 112 |
| BAR BU | 1,346 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,346 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,954 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 452 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,073 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,596 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,044 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,915 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 492 |
| BWT BU | 7,954 |
| CRN BU | 452 |
| HAY AC | 4,961 |
| HAY TONS | 3,629 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 247 |
| Number of chickens | 5,137 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 372 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 229 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 217 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 593 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,010 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 403 |
| Number of other cattle | 978 |
| Number of other fowl | 81 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 100 |
| Number of sheep | 1,359 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,060 |
| Number of swine | 758 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 778 |
| Number of turkeys | 132 |
| OAT AC | 4,166 |
| OAT BU | 46,073 |
| PEA BU | 5,596 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 14,044 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,143 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 421 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,291 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,629 |
| WHT AC | 551 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,915 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 11 50 | 79 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 120 |
| BEN BU | 116 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,291 |
| CATTLE KS | 247 |
| CHEESE LB | 8 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 679 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 702 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,381 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,143 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 217 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 450 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 421 |
| FRN CA | 2,302 |
| GEESE | 229 |
| GRA BU | 264 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,137 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 593 |
| HOUSES | 370 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 86 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 360 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 162 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 71 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 65 |
| HOUSES W | 367 |
| INF 11 A | 100 |
| MD FEM | 425 |
| MD MALE | 422 |
| MD TOT | 847 |
| MILK COWS | 1,010 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 372 |
| OC TOT | 403 |
| OTHER FOWL | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 978 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 1,359 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,060 |
| SUP AM | 19,194 |
| SUP FOR | 9,112 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 5,023 |
| SUP SC | 14,084 |
| SUP TOT | 28,306 |
| SWINE | 758 |
| SWINE KS | 778 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 370 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 492 |
| TURKEY | 132 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
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: 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. David, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-david-qc197003-1891/.