St. Elie de Caxton, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Elie de Caxton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.516°N, 72.990°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Elie de Caxton had a population of 835: 433 male and 402 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 835 |
| 1901 | 1,375 |
| 1911 | 1,281 |
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. Elie de Caxton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 835 total population, 433 males, 402 females, 292 married persons, 157 families, 147 married females, 145 married males, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 529 single persons under 18, 282 single males under 18, 247 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 829 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 131 houses, 131 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 1 story, 131 occupied houses, 65 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,764 acres of land in farms, 9,288 bushels of oats, 7,145 pounds of homemade butter, 6,166 acres of improved land in farms, 5,953 bushels of potatoes, 5,598 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,055 acres of farmland under crops, 2,691 bushels of buckwheat, 2,048 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,173 acres of oats, 950 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 900 bushels of peas, 713 chickens, 699 acres of hay crops, 597 tons of hay, 329 sheep, 227 bushels of spring wheat, 226 bushels of barley, 198 milk cows, 184 bushels of turnips, 183 swine, 176 other cattle, 128 horses aged over 3 years, 127 sheep slaughtered or sold, 120 occupants of farms, 117 farm occupants who own their land, 116 swine slaughtered or sold, 99 bushels of corn, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 63 acres of potatoes, 58 cattle killed or sold, 46 acres of wheat, 44 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 other fowl, 29 acres of barley, 26 bushels of beans, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 bushels of winter wheat, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 ducks, 11 oxen, 8 acres of turnips, 7 turkeys, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC203005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463575
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89lie-de-Caxton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89lie-de-Caxton
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. Elie de Caxton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elie-de-caxton-qc187004-1891/.