St. Dominique, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Dominique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.386°N, 71.265°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Dominique had a population of 1,477: 764 male and 713 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,511 |
| 1891 | 1,477 |
| 1901 | 1,630 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Dominique, 1901 (72.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Dominique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 241 |
| Number of families | 241 |
| Number of females | 713 |
| Number of males | 764 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 713 |
| POP M | 764 |
| POP TOT | 1,477 |
| Total population | 1,477 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 530 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,001 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,476 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 193 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 186 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 181 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 165 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,084 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,983 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,091 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,466 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,211 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,194 |
| Acres of oats | 2,154 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 669 |
| BAR AC | 165 |
| BAR BU | 1,965 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,965 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,793 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,935 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,939 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,192 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 906 |
| BWT BU | 710 |
| HAY AC | 2,466 |
| HAY TONS | 2,353 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 381 |
| Number of chickens | 2,795 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 178 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 730 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 131 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 305 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,207 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 190 |
| Number of other cattle | 828 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 2,376 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,263 |
| Number of swine | 688 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 574 |
| Number of turkeys | 96 |
| OAT AC | 2,154 |
| OAT BU | 24,793 |
| PEA BU | 2,935 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 13,939 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 94 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,398 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,326 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,067 |
| RYE BU | 48 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,353 |
| WHT AC | 669 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,192 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,067 |
| CATTLE KS | 381 |
| CHEESE LB | 94 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 471 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,001 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,398 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 131 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,326 |
| FRN CA | 1,476 |
| GEESE | 730 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,795 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 305 |
| HOUSES | 193 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 181 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 186 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 219 |
| MD MALE | 216 |
| MD TOT | 435 |
| MILK COWS | 1,207 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 178 |
| OC TOT | 190 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 828 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 2,376 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,263 |
| SUP AM | 14,211 |
| SUP FOR | 9,983 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 5,084 |
| SUP SC | 9,091 |
| SUP TOT | 24,194 |
| SWINE | 688 |
| SWINE KS | 574 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 906 |
| TURKEY | 96 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149020— 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-qc149019-1891/.