St. Félix du Cap Rouge, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Félix du Cap Rouge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 534. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.751°N, 71.356°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Félix du Cap Rouge had a population of 534: 229 male and 305 female residents. Population density was 195.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 678 |
| 1891 | 534 |
| 1901 | 417 |
| 1911 | 490 |
| 1921 | 557 |
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. Félix du Cap Rouge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 111 |
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 305 |
| Number of males | 229 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of married persons | 193 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 305 |
| POP M | 229 |
| POP TOT | 534 |
| Total population | 534 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 323 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 498 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 36 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 109 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 101 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 109 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 419 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 548 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 766 |
| Acres of hay crops | 289 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,768 |
| Acres of oats | 154 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 34 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,398 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,215 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 242 |
| BWT BU | 47 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 289 |
| HAY TONS | 559 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 180 |
| Number of chickens | 460 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 56 |
| Number of milk cows | 98 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 89 |
| Number of other cattle | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 70 |
| Number of sheep | 27 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 364 |
| Number of swine | 48 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 57 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 154 |
| OAT BU | 1,398 |
| PEA BU | 140 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 3,215 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 81 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,460 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 559 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 323 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 81 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 498 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 460 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 56 |
| HOUSES | 109 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 101 |
| INF 11 A | 70 |
| MD FEM | 97 |
| MD MALE | 96 |
| MD TOT | 193 |
| MILK COWS | 98 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 66 |
| OC TOT | 89 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 28 |
| OTHERS | 36 |
| SHEEP | 27 |
| SHEEP KS | 364 |
| SUP AM | 1,220 |
| SUP FOR | 548 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 419 |
| SUP SC | 766 |
| SUP TOT | 1,768 |
| SWINE | 48 |
| SWINE KS | 57 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 109 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 242 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912141
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. Félix du Cap Rouge, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-lix-du-cap-rouge-qc180009-1891/.