St. Denis, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 909. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462069. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.495°N, 69.932°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Denis had a population of 909: 423 male and 486 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 980 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 909 |
| 1901 | 806 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Denis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 909 total population, 486 females, 423 males, 263 married persons, 142 families, 132 married males, 131 married females, 39 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 607 single persons under 18, 331 single females under 18, 276 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 909 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 141 houses, 141 occupied houses, 138 houses built of wood, 137 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,624 pounds of homemade butter, 18,071 bushels of potatoes, 13,533 bushels of oats, 10,314 acres of land in farms, 8,776 acres of improved land in farms, 5,022 acres of farmland under crops, 3,716 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,634 bushels of spring wheat, 2,739 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,514 acres of hay crops, 2,302 tons of hay, 1,538 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,359 chickens, 1,323 bushels of barley, 1,081 acres of oats, 893 sheep, 882 bushels of rye, 690 milk cows, 668 acres of wheat, 659 sheep slaughtered or sold, 616 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 585 bushels of peas, 348 swine, 343 swine slaughtered or sold, 257 other cattle, 198 horses aged over 3 years, 148 occupants of farms, 142 farm occupants who own their land, 136 acres of barley, 125 bushels of turnips, 121 acres of potatoes, 114 cattle killed or sold, 95 geese, 84 ducks, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 oxen, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of corn, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 4 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles-Eusèbe Dionne | 1846–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164007_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462069
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis-De_La_Bouteillerie
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. Denis, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-denis-qc160007-1891/.