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 |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,477 total population, 764 males, 713 females, 435 married persons, 241 families, 219 married females, 216 married males, 41 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,001 single persons under 18, 530 single males under 18, 471 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,476 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 193 houses, 193 occupied houses, 186 houses built of wood, 181 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,793 bushels of oats, 24,194 acres of land in farms, 19,067 pounds of homemade butter, 14,211 acres of improved land in farms, 13,939 bushels of potatoes, 9,983 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,091 acres of farmland under crops, 5,084 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,398 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,192 bushels of spring wheat, 3,326 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,935 bushels of peas, 2,795 chickens, 2,466 acres of hay crops, 2,376 sheep, 2,353 tons of hay, 2,154 acres of oats, 1,965 bushels of barley, 1,263 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,207 milk cows, 906 bushels of turnips, 828 other cattle, 730 geese, 710 bushels of buckwheat, 688 swine, 669 acres of wheat, 574 swine slaughtered or sold, 381 cattle killed or sold, 305 horses aged over 3 years, 190 occupants of farms, 178 farm occupants who own their land, 165 acres of barley, 143 acres of potatoes, 131 horses aged 3 years and under, 96 turkeys, 94 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 67 oxen, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 bushels of rye, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 other fowl, 12 acres of turnips, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149019— 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/.