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 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 density was 69.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 980 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 909 |
| 1901 | 806 |
| 1911 | 823 |
| 1921 | 793 |
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 142 |
| Number of families | 142 |
| Number of females | 486 |
| Number of males | 423 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 263 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 486 |
| POP M | 423 |
| POP TOT | 909 |
| Total population | 909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 607 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 909 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 136 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,716 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,538 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,022 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,514 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,776 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,314 |
| Acres of oats | 1,081 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 668 |
| BAR AC | 136 |
| BAR BU | 1,323 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,323 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,533 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,071 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 882 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,634 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 125 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 2,514 |
| HAY TONS | 2,302 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 114 |
| Number of chickens | 1,359 |
| Number of ducks | 84 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 95 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 198 |
| Number of milk cows | 690 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 148 |
| Number of other cattle | 257 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 893 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 659 |
| Number of swine | 348 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 343 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 1,081 |
| OAT BU | 13,533 |
| PEA BU | 585 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 18,071 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 616 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,739 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,624 |
| RYE BU | 882 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,302 |
| WHT AC | 668 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,634 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,624 |
| CATTLE KS | 114 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 607 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 616 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 84 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,739 |
| FRN CA | 909 |
| GEESE | 95 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,359 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 198 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 56 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 131 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 263 |
| MILK COWS | 690 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 148 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 257 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 893 |
| SHEEP KS | 659 |
| SUP AM | 8,776 |
| SUP FOR | 1,538 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 3,716 |
| SUP SC | 5,022 |
| SUP TOT | 10,314 |
| SWINE | 348 |
| SWINE KS | 343 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 141 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 125 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061007_1871— 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. Denis, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-denis-qc160007-1891/.