St. Epiphane, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Epiphane was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,158. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815214. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.872°N, 69.269°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Epiphane had a population of 1,158: 544 male and 614 female residents. Population density was 16.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,337 |
| 1891 | 1,158 |
| 1901 | 1,278 |
| 1911 | 1,511 |
| 1921 | 1,716 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Epiphane, 1901 (78.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Epiphane shared boundaries with:
- Ile Verte
- St. Arsène
- St. Clément
- St. François-Xavier & St. Hubert
- St. Honoré
- St. Modeste
- St. Paul de la Croix
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7 |
| FAM NO | 166 |
| Number of families | 166 |
| Number of females | 614 |
| Number of males | 544 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of married persons | 342 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 614 |
| POP M | 544 |
| POP TOT | 1,158 |
| Total population | 1,158 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 790 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,158 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 163 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 153 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,444 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,137 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,954 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,564 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,402 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,539 |
| Acres of oats | 1,563 |
| Acres of potatoes | 229 |
| Acres of wheat | 369 |
| BAR AC | 153 |
| BAR BU | 1,332 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,332 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 812 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,254 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,537 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,912 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,809 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,825 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 812 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,564 |
| HAY TONS | 1,699 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 209 |
| Number of chickens | 1,247 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 150 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 248 |
| Number of milk cows | 758 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 354 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,009 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 687 |
| Number of swine | 568 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 554 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 1,563 |
| OAT BU | 15,254 |
| PEA BU | 1,537 |
| POT AC | 229 |
| POT BU | 30,912 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 548 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,863 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 63,747 |
| RYE BU | 1,809 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,699 |
| WHT AC | 369 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,825 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 63,747 |
| CATTLE KS | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 790 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 548 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 166 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,863 |
| FRN CA | 1,158 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,247 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 248 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 172 |
| MD MALE | 170 |
| MD TOT | 342 |
| MILK COWS | 758 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 150 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 354 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,009 |
| SHEEP KS | 687 |
| SUP AM | 11,402 |
| SUP FOR | 6,137 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 4,444 |
| SUP SC | 6,954 |
| SUP TOT | 17,539 |
| SWINE | 568 |
| SWINE KS | 554 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 163 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815214
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. Epiphane, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-epiphane-qc192016-1891/.