St. Eloi, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Eloi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 913. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106814642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.032°N, 69.195°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Eloi had a population of 913: 451 male and 462 female residents. Population density was 34.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,170 |
| 1861 | 1,397 |
| 1871 | 1,134 |
| 1881 | 1,193 |
| 1891 | 913 |
| 1901 | 970 |
| 1911 | 929 |
| 1921 | 900 |
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. Eloi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.90 |
| FAM NO | 132 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 462 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 462 |
| POP M | 451 |
| POP TOT | 913 |
| Total population | 913 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 597 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 913 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 115 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 113 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,021 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,987 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,293 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,752 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,337 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,324 |
| Acres of oats | 1,161 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 297 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 963 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 963 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,267 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 577 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,017 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,155 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,595 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,951 |
| BWT BU | 304 |
| CRN BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 1,752 |
| HAY TONS | 1,259 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 190 |
| Number of chickens | 909 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 38 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 196 |
| Number of milk cows | 720 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 112 |
| Number of other cattle | 193 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 956 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 762 |
| Number of swine | 445 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 463 |
| OAT AC | 1,161 |
| OAT BU | 10,267 |
| PEA BU | 577 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 29,017 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 22 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 379 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,519 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,959 |
| RYE BU | 1,155 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,259 |
| WHT AC | 297 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,595 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,959 |
| CATTLE KS | 190 |
| CHEESE LB | 22 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 597 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 379 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,519 |
| FRN CA | 913 |
| GEESE | 38 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 909 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 196 |
| HOUSES | 115 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 113 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 145 |
| MD TOT | 290 |
| MILK COWS | 720 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 112 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 193 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 956 |
| SHEEP KS | 762 |
| SUP AM | 11,337 |
| SUP FOR | 4,987 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 4,021 |
| SUP SC | 7,293 |
| SUP TOT | 16,324 |
| SWINE | 445 |
| SWINE KS | 463 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 115 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,951 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106814642
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. Eloi, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eloi-qc192015-1891/.