St. Elzéar, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Elzéar was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 71.078°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Elzéar had a population of 1,247: 641 male and 606 female residents. Population density was 36.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,365 |
| 1861 | 2,305 |
| 1871 | 2,129 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,247 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,128 |
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. Elzéar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 606 |
| Number of males | 641 |
| Number of married females | 186 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 372 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 606 |
| POP M | 641 |
| POP TOT | 1,247 |
| Total population | 1,247 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 819 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,228 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 19 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 196 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 195 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 159 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,541 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,668 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,309 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,425 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,929 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,597 |
| Acres of oats | 2,860 |
| Acres of potatoes | 137 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 268 |
| BAR AC | 146 |
| BAR BU | 1,747 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,747 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,361 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,559 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 996 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,528 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,246 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,523 |
| BWT BU | 1,361 |
| CRN BU | 107 |
| HAY AC | 6,425 |
| HAY TONS | 3,147 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 383 |
| Number of chickens | 2,733 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 182 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 106 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 240 |
| Number of milk cows | 850 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 190 |
| Number of other cattle | 811 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 420 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,518 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,011 |
| Number of swine | 322 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 556 |
| Number of turkeys | 23 |
| OAT AC | 2,860 |
| OAT BU | 28,559 |
| PEA BU | 996 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 14,528 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 97 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,956 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,975 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,147 |
| WHT AC | 268 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,246 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 98 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,975 |
| CATTLE KS | 383 |
| CHEESE LB | 97 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 819 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,956 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 106 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 200 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,228 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,733 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 240 |
| HOUSES | 196 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 195 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 186 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 372 |
| MILK COWS | 850 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 182 |
| OC TOT | 190 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 811 |
| OTHERS | 19 |
| SHEEP | 1,518 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,011 |
| SUP AM | 19,929 |
| SUP FOR | 5,668 |
| SUP JV | 79 |
| SUP PAT | 7,541 |
| SUP SC | 12,309 |
| SUP TOT | 25,597 |
| SWINE | 322 |
| SWINE KS | 556 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 196 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,523 |
| TURKEY | 23 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 420 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040008— 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. Elzéar, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elz-ar-qc139012-1891/.