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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912052. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,286 |
| 1891 | 2,250 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,250 total population, 1,128 females, 1,122 males, 776 married persons, 461 families, 388 married females, 388 married males, 96 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,378 single persons under 18, 693 single males under 18, 685 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,248 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 421 houses, 421 occupied houses, 417 houses of 1 story, 384 houses built of wood, 134 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 91 houses of 3 rooms, 88 houses of 4 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 19 houses built of stone, 18 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,280 bushels of oats, 31,134 acres of land in farms, 30,768 pounds of homemade butter, 21,827 acres of improved land in farms, 15,638 bushels of potatoes, 14,912 acres of farmland under crops, 12,956 bushels of barley, 11,892 bushels of peas, 9,307 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,601 chickens, 6,816 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,733 acres of oats, 4,588 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,199 acres of hay crops, 3,878 bushels of spring wheat, 3,572 tons of hay, 3,437 bushels of buckwheat, 2,345 bushels of turnips, 1,719 bushels of corn, 1,282 sheep, 1,280 milk cows, 1,149 acres of barley, 1,028 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 954 sheep slaughtered or sold, 780 swine slaughtered or sold, 764 swine, 744 other cattle, 681 horses aged over 3 years, 606 acres of wheat, 469 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 395 occupants of farms, 342 farm occupants who own their land, 293 cattle killed or sold, 241 acres of potatoes, 225 horses aged 3 years and under, 176 other fowl, 175 turkeys, 142 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 127 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 109 ducks, 99 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 88 geese, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 bushels of beans, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 oxen, 9 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912052
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/.