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 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 density was 42.3 people per square mile.
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 352 |
| Number of males | 360 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 352 |
| POP M | 360 |
| POP TOT | 712 |
| Total population | 712 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 226 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 469 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 710 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 106 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 101 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,527 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,198 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,572 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,777 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,152 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,350 |
| Acres of oats | 1,865 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 269 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 484 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 484 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,835 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,392 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,657 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,916 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,165 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 31 |
| BWT BU | 3,835 |
| CRN BU | 571 |
| HAY AC | 1,777 |
| HAY TONS | 1,487 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 48 |
| Number of chickens | 2,019 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 23 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 204 |
| Number of milk cows | 539 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 108 |
| Number of other cattle | 309 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 301 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 208 |
| Number of swine | 320 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 1,865 |
| OAT BU | 21,392 |
| PEA BU | 1,657 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 8,916 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,042 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,429 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,375 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| WHT AC | 269 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,165 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,375 |
| CATTLE KS | 48 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,042 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 469 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 36 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,429 |
| FRN CA | 710 |
| GEESE | 23 |
| GRA BU | 213 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,019 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 204 |
| HOUSES | 106 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 101 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 226 |
| MILK COWS | 539 |
| NAME CD | Yamaska |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 108 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 309 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 301 |
| SHEEP KS | 208 |
| SUP AM | 8,152 |
| SUP FOR | 5,198 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 2,527 |
| SUP SC | 5,572 |
| SUP TOT | 13,350 |
| SWINE | 320 |
| SWINE KS | 125 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 106 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 31 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100006— 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. Elphège, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elph-ge-qc197004-1891/.