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 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 density was 15.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 472 |
| 1881 | 797 |
| 1891 | 835 |
| 1901 | 1,375 |
| 1911 | 1,281 |
| 1921 | 1,014 |
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 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 402 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 292 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 402 |
| POP M | 433 |
| POP TOT | 835 |
| Total population | 835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 529 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 829 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 131 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 131 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 131 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,048 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,598 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,055 |
| Acres of hay crops | 699 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,166 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,764 |
| Acres of oats | 1,173 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 226 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,691 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,288 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,953 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 2,691 |
| CRN BU | 99 |
| HAY AC | 699 |
| HAY TONS | 597 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 58 |
| Number of chickens | 713 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 128 |
| Number of milk cows | 198 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 176 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 329 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of swine | 183 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 116 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 1,173 |
| OAT BU | 9,288 |
| PEA BU | 900 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 5,953 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 950 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 597 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT FALL BU | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 227 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,145 |
| CATTLE KS | 58 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 529 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 950 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 157 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 829 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 713 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 128 |
| HOUSES | 131 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 131 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 145 |
| MD TOT | 292 |
| MILK COWS | 198 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 176 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 329 |
| SHEEP KS | 127 |
| SUP AM | 6,166 |
| SUP FOR | 5,598 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 2,048 |
| SUP SC | 4,055 |
| SUP TOT | 11,764 |
| SWINE | 183 |
| SWINE KS | 116 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 131 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 184 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093006— 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. 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/.