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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462088. 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 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,954 total population, 1,010 males, 944 females, 671 married persons, 342 families, 337 married males, 334 married females, 57 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,226 single persons under 18, 647 single males under 18, 579 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,951 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 275 houses, 275 occupied houses, 274 houses built of wood, 257 houses of 1 story, 72 houses of 2 rooms, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 61 uninhabited houses, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses under construction, 7 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,472 pounds of homemade butter, 29,832 acres of land in farms, 26,859 bushels of oats, 15,943 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,889 acres of improved land in farms, 13,056 bushels of potatoes, 7,951 acres of farmland under crops, 5,801 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,774 chickens, 3,731 bushels of buckwheat, 3,386 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,182 bushels of peas, 2,924 acres of oats, 2,346 acres of hay crops, 2,212 tons of hay, 2,017 sheep, 1,629 bushels of spring wheat, 1,559 bushels of turnips, 1,101 swine, 970 bushels of corn, 787 milk cows, 698 sheep slaughtered or sold, 673 other cattle, 639 bushels of barley, 540 swine slaughtered or sold, 362 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 353 horses aged over 3 years, 286 occupants of farms, 266 farm occupants who own their land, 228 acres of wheat, 181 acres of potatoes, 137 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 132 cattle killed or sold, 100 horses aged 3 years and under, 89 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 oxen, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 69 geese, 55 acres of barley, 49 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 other fowl, 27 acres of turnips, 27 bushels of rye, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 turkeys, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 10, 5 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3462088
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Didace
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Didace
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/.