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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,158 total population, 614 females, 544 males, 342 married persons, 172 married females, 170 married males, 166 families, 26 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 7 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 790 single persons under 18, 420 single females under 18, 370 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,158 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 163 houses, 163 houses built of wood, 163 occupied houses, 156 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 27 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 63,747 pounds of homemade butter, 30,912 bushels of potatoes, 17,539 acres of land in farms, 15,254 bushels of oats, 11,402 acres of improved land in farms, 6,954 acres of farmland under crops, 6,137 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,444 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,863 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,825 bushels of spring wheat, 2,564 acres of hay crops, 1,809 bushels of rye, 1,699 tons of hay, 1,563 acres of oats, 1,537 bushels of peas, 1,332 bushels of barley, 1,247 chickens, 1,009 sheep, 812 bushels of buckwheat, 758 milk cows, 687 sheep slaughtered or sold, 568 swine, 554 swine slaughtered or sold, 548 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 369 acres of wheat, 354 other cattle, 248 horses aged over 3 years, 229 acres of potatoes, 209 cattle killed or sold, 153 acres of barley, 153 occupants of farms, 150 farm occupants who own their land, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 geese, 58 oxen, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 turkeys, 8 bushels of beans, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of corn. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georges-Honoré Deschênes | 1841–1892 | died here |
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/.