St. Donat and Chilton, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Donat and Chilton was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.280°N, 74.189°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Donat and Chilton had a population of 351: 195 male and 156 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 343 |
| 1891 | 351 |
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 became part of St. Donat & Chilton, 1901 (69.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Donat and Chilton shared boundaries with:
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- St. Côme
- St. Emile (Wexford)
- St. Faustin
- St. Théodore de Chertsey
- Ste. Agathe
- Ste. Lucie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 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 | 68 |
| Number of families | 68 |
| Number of females | 156 |
| Number of males | 195 |
| Number of married females | 59 |
| Number of married males | 59 |
| Number of married persons | 118 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 156 |
| POP M | 195 |
| POP TOT | 351 |
| Total population | 351 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 95 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 227 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 340 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 55 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 55 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 55 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 59 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 650 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,099 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,975 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,082 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,632 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,731 |
| Acres of oats | 269 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 351 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,004 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,774 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 272 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,315 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 410 |
| BWT BU | 2,004 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 1,082 |
| HAY TONS | 599 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 49 |
| Number of chickens | 443 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 70 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 72 |
| Number of milk cows | 136 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 73 |
| Number of other cattle | 108 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 286 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| OAT AC | 269 |
| OAT BU | 2,774 |
| PEA BU | 272 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 4,315 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 943 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,454 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 599 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,454 |
| CATTLE KS | 49 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 95 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 132 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 227 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 943 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 68 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 340 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 103 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 443 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 72 |
| HOUSES | 55 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 55 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 59 |
| MD MALE | 59 |
| MD TOT | 118 |
| MILK COWS | 136 |
| NAME CD | Montcalm |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 70 |
| OC TOT | 73 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 108 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 286 |
| SHEEP KS | 110 |
| SUP AM | 2,632 |
| SUP FOR | 11,099 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 650 |
| SUP SC | 1,975 |
| SUP TOT | 13,731 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 100 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 59 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 410 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC170003— 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. Donat and Chilton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-donat-and-chilton-qc170003-1891/.