St. Elphège, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Elphège was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 712. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912095. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.054°N, 72.690°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Elphège had a population of 712: 360 male and 352 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 712 |
| 1901 | 717 |
| 1911 | 574 |
| 1921 | 678 |
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. Elphège shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 712 total population, 360 males, 352 females, 226 married persons, 114 married males, 113 families, 112 married females, 17 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 6.30 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 469 single persons under 18, 243 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 710 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 106 houses, 106 occupied houses, 101 houses built of wood, 99 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,392 bushels of oats, 13,350 acres of land in farms, 8,916 bushels of potatoes, 8,152 acres of improved land in farms, 6,375 pounds of homemade butter, 5,572 acres of farmland under crops, 5,198 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,835 bushels of buckwheat, 2,527 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,165 bushels of spring wheat, 2,019 chickens, 1,865 acres of oats, 1,777 acres of hay crops, 1,657 bushels of peas, 1,487 tons of hay, 1,429 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,042 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 571 bushels of corn, 539 milk cows, 484 bushels of barley, 320 swine, 309 other cattle, 301 sheep, 269 acres of wheat, 213 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 208 sheep slaughtered or sold, 204 horses aged over 3 years, 125 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 occupants of farms, 100 bushels of rye, 97 farm occupants who own their land, 78 acres of potatoes, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 bushels of beans, 48 cattle killed or sold, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 acres of barley, 37 turkeys, 36 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 31 bushels of turnips, 24 ducks, 23 geese, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 oxen, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912095
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. Elphège, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elph-ge-qc197004-1891/.