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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 913 total population, 462 females, 451 males, 290 married persons, 145 married females, 145 married males, 132 families, 26 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 6.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 597 single persons under 18, 300 single females under 18, 297 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 913 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 115 houses, 115 occupied houses, 113 houses built of wood, 100 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,959 pounds of homemade butter, 29,017 bushels of potatoes, 16,324 acres of land in farms, 11,337 acres of improved land in farms, 10,267 bushels of oats, 7,293 acres of farmland under crops, 4,987 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,021 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,595 bushels of spring wheat, 2,519 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,951 bushels of turnips, 1,752 acres of hay crops, 1,259 tons of hay, 1,161 acres of oats, 1,155 bushels of rye, 963 bushels of barley, 956 sheep, 909 chickens, 762 sheep slaughtered or sold, 720 milk cows, 577 bushels of peas, 463 swine slaughtered or sold, 445 swine, 379 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 304 bushels of buckwheat, 297 acres of wheat, 196 horses aged over 3 years, 193 other cattle, 190 cattle killed or sold, 187 acres of potatoes, 112 occupants of farms, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 93 acres of barley, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 geese, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 20 bushels of beans, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 bushels of corn, 14 oxen, 12 acres of turnips, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Lapointe | 1876–1941 | born here |
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/.