St. Dominique, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Dominique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 72.830°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Dominique had a population of 1,897: 939 male and 958 female residents. Population density was 68.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,996 |
| 1861 | 2,393 |
| 1871 | 2,390 |
| 1881 | 2,097 |
| 1891 | 1,897 |
| 1901 | 1,552 |
| 1911 | 1,560 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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. Dominique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 365 |
| Number of families | 365 |
| Number of females | 958 |
| Number of males | 939 |
| Number of married females | 326 |
| Number of married males | 328 |
| Number of married persons | 654 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 958 |
| POP M | 939 |
| POP TOT | 1,897 |
| Total population | 1,897 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,183 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,896 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 326 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 8 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 306 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 308 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 327 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 461 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 326 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,679 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,794 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,896 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,044 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,901 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,695 |
| Acres of oats | 3,118 |
| Acres of potatoes | 231 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 298 |
| BAR AC | 461 |
| BAR BU | 6,545 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,545 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,307 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,053 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,538 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,099 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,670 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,882 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,753 |
| BWT BU | 2,307 |
| CRN BU | 7,053 |
| HAY AC | 6,044 |
| HAY TONS | 4,301 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 265 |
| Number of chickens | 8,315 |
| Number of ducks | 117 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 302 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 331 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 188 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 575 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,247 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 343 |
| Number of other cattle | 471 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 121 |
| Number of sheep | 710 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 747 |
| Number of swine | 752 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 757 |
| Number of turkeys | 178 |
| OAT AC | 3,118 |
| OAT BU | 37,538 |
| PEA BU | 3,099 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 30,670 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,674 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,514 |
| RYE BU | 102 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,301 |
| WHT AC | 298 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,882 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 100 |
| BEN BU | 299 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,514 |
| CATTLE KS | 265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 593 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,183 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,674 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 188 |
| DUCKS | 117 |
| FAMILIES | 365 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,896 |
| GEESE | 331 |
| GRA BU | 293 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,315 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 575 |
| HOUSES | 326 |
| HOUSES B | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 308 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 306 |
| INF 11 A | 121 |
| MD FEM | 326 |
| MD MALE | 328 |
| MD TOT | 654 |
| MILK COWS | 1,247 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 302 |
| OC TOT | 343 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 471 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 710 |
| SHEEP KS | 747 |
| SUP AM | 16,901 |
| SUP FOR | 3,794 |
| SUP JV | 326 |
| SUP PAT | 5,679 |
| SUP SC | 10,896 |
| SUP TOT | 20,695 |
| SWINE | 752 |
| SWINE KS | 757 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 327 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 3,753 |
| TURKEY | 178 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039003— 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. Dominique, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dominique-qc138003-1891/.