St. Donat, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Donat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.491°N, 68.245°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Donat had a population of 760: 393 male and 367 female residents. Population density was 20.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 819 |
| 1881 | 914 |
| 1891 | 760 |
| 1901 | 802 |
| 1911 | 922 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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. Donat shared boundaries with:
- Neigette
- St. Anaclet
- St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin
- St. Joseph de Lepage
- Ste. Angèle de Merrici
- Ste. Flavie
- Ste. Luce
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 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 | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 367 |
| Number of males | 393 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 367 |
| POP M | 393 |
| POP TOT | 760 |
| Total population | 760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 507 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 760 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 89 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 89 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 89 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,899 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,015 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,243 |
| Acres of hay crops | 973 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,146 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,161 |
| Acres of oats | 852 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 479 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,097 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,097 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,492 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,419 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,440 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,890 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 208 |
| HAY AC | 973 |
| HAY TONS | 866 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 109 |
| Number of chickens | 1,218 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 157 |
| Number of milk cows | 333 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 108 |
| Number of other cattle | 211 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 702 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 330 |
| Number of swine | 223 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 198 |
| OAT AC | 852 |
| OAT BU | 8,492 |
| PEA BU | 1,419 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 12,440 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 342 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,717 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,285 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 866 |
| WHT AC | 479 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,890 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,285 |
| CATTLE KS | 109 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 268 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 507 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 342 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,717 |
| FRN CA | 760 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,218 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 157 |
| HOUSES | 89 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 89 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 119 |
| MD MALE | 118 |
| MD TOT | 237 |
| MILK COWS | 333 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 108 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 211 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 702 |
| SHEEP KS | 330 |
| SUP AM | 6,146 |
| SUP FOR | 10,015 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 2,899 |
| SUP SC | 3,243 |
| SUP TOT | 16,161 |
| SWINE | 223 |
| SWINE KS | 198 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 89 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 208 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084007— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-donat-qc183018-1891/.