St. Denis, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,250. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 73.125°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Denis had a population of 2,250: 1,122 male and 1,128 female residents. Population density was 58.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,674 |
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,286 |
| 1891 | 2,250 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
| 1911 | 1,160 |
| 1921 | 1,053 |
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 461 |
| Number of families | 461 |
| Number of females | 1,128 |
| Number of males | 1,122 |
| Number of married females | 388 |
| Number of married males | 388 |
| Number of married persons | 776 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 1,128 |
| POP M | 1,122 |
| POP TOT | 2,250 |
| Total population | 2,250 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 685 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 693 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,378 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,248 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 421 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 384 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 417 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 421 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,149 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,816 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,307 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,912 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,199 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,827 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,134 |
| Acres of oats | 5,733 |
| Acres of potatoes | 241 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 606 |
| BAR AC | 1,149 |
| BAR BU | 12,956 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,956 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,437 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 469 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,719 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,280 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,892 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,638 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,878 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,345 |
| BWT BU | 3,437 |
| CRN BU | 1,719 |
| HAY AC | 4,199 |
| HAY TONS | 3,572 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 293 |
| Number of chickens | 8,601 |
| Number of ducks | 109 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 342 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 88 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 225 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 681 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,280 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 395 |
| Number of other cattle | 744 |
| Number of other fowl | 176 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 142 |
| Number of sheep | 1,282 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 954 |
| Number of swine | 764 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 780 |
| Number of turkeys | 175 |
| OAT AC | 5,733 |
| OAT BU | 43,280 |
| PEA BU | 11,892 |
| POT AC | 241 |
| POT BU | 15,638 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,028 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,588 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,768 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,572 |
| WHT AC | 606 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,878 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 127 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,768 |
| CATTLE KS | 293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 685 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 693 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,378 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,028 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 225 |
| DUCKS | 109 |
| FAMILIES | 461 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,588 |
| FRN CA | 2,248 |
| GEESE | 88 |
| GRA BU | 469 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,601 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 681 |
| HOUSES | 421 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 88 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 417 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 134 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 384 |
| INF 11 A | 142 |
| MD FEM | 388 |
| MD MALE | 388 |
| MD TOT | 776 |
| MILK COWS | 1,280 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 342 |
| OC TOT | 395 |
| OTHER FOWL | 176 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 744 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,282 |
| SHEEP KS | 954 |
| SUP AM | 21,827 |
| SUP FOR | 9,307 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 6,816 |
| SUP SC | 14,912 |
| SUP TOT | 31,134 |
| SWINE | 764 |
| SWINE KS | 780 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 421 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,345 |
| TURKEY | 175 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091006_1861— 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-qc185006-1891/.