St. Dunstan, Lac Beauport, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Dunstan, Lac Beauport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 216. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.980°N, 71.295°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Dunstan, Lac Beauport had a population of 216: 100 male and 116 female residents. Population density was 8.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 286 |
| 1891 | 216 |
| 1901 | 228 |
| 1911 | 225 |
| 1921 | 169 |
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. Dunstan, Lac Beauport 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 41 |
| Number of families | 41 |
| Number of females | 116 |
| Number of males | 100 |
| Number of married females | 33 |
| Number of married males | 33 |
| Number of married persons | 66 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 116 |
| POP M | 100 |
| POP TOT | 216 |
| Total population | 216 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 79 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 66 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 145 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 44 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 172 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 41 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 41 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 41 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 764 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,591 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,555 |
| Acres of hay crops | 556 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,324 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,915 |
| Acres of oats | 210 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 14 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,879 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,182 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 530 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 556 |
| HAY TONS | 451 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 1,858 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 53 |
| Number of milk cows | 181 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 40 |
| Number of other cattle | 77 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 63 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 27 |
| Number of swine | 30 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 52 |
| Number of turkeys | 133 |
| OAT AC | 210 |
| OAT BU | 2,879 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 3,182 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 247 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,170 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 451 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,170 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 79 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 66 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 145 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 32 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 41 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 247 |
| FRN CA | 44 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,858 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 53 |
| HOUSES | 41 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 41 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 33 |
| MD MALE | 33 |
| MD TOT | 66 |
| MILK COWS | 181 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 39 |
| OC TOT | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 77 |
| OTHERS | 172 |
| SHEEP | 63 |
| SHEEP KS | 27 |
| SUP AM | 2,324 |
| SUP FOR | 3,591 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 764 |
| SUP SC | 1,555 |
| SUP TOT | 5,915 |
| SWINE | 30 |
| SWINE KS | 52 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 41 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 530 |
| TURKEY | 133 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081008_1881— 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. Dunstan, Lac Beauport, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dunstan-lac-beauport-qc180008-1891/.