St. Didace, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Didace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,954. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.350°N, 73.230°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Didace had a population of 1,954: 1,010 male and 944 female residents. Population density was 38.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 689 |
| 1861 | 1,654 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 2,403 |
| 1891 | 1,954 |
| 1901 | 1,499 |
| 1911 | 1,463 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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. Didace 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 | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 342 |
| Number of families | 342 |
| Number of females | 944 |
| Number of males | 1,010 |
| Number of married females | 334 |
| Number of married males | 337 |
| Number of married persons | 671 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 944 |
| POP M | 1,010 |
| POP TOT | 1,954 |
| Total population | 1,954 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,226 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,951 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 275 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 274 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 257 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 275 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 61 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,801 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,943 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,951 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,346 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,889 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,832 |
| Acres of oats | 2,924 |
| Acres of potatoes | 181 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 228 |
| BAR AC | 55 |
| BAR BU | 639 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 639 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,731 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 970 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,859 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,182 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,056 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,629 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,559 |
| BWT BU | 3,731 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 970 |
| HAY AC | 2,346 |
| HAY TONS | 2,212 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 132 |
| Number of chickens | 5,774 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 266 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 100 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 353 |
| Number of milk cows | 787 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 286 |
| Number of other cattle | 673 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 2,017 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 698 |
| Number of swine | 1,101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 540 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 2,924 |
| OAT BU | 26,859 |
| PEA BU | 3,182 |
| POT AC | 181 |
| POT BU | 13,056 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 362 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,386 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,472 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,212 |
| WHT AC | 228 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,629 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 89 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,472 |
| CATTLE KS | 132 |
| CHEESE LB | 362 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 647 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,226 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,386 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 100 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 342 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 1,951 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,774 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 353 |
| HOUSES | 275 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 257 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 72 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 61 |
| HOUSES W | 274 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 334 |
| MD MALE | 337 |
| MD TOT | 671 |
| MILK COWS | 787 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 266 |
| OC TOT | 286 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 673 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 2,017 |
| SHEEP KS | 698 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 13,889 |
| SUP FOR | 15,943 |
| SUP JV | 137 |
| SUP PAT | 5,801 |
| SUP SC | 7,951 |
| SUP TOT | 29,832 |
| SWINE | 1,101 |
| SWINE KS | 540 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 275 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 1,559 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069006— 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. Didace, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-didace-qc167006-1891/.