St. Fidèle, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Fidèle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,068. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.784°N, 70.021°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Fidèle had a population of 1,068: 546 male and 522 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 600 |
| 1861 | 836 |
| 1871 | 813 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,018 |
| 1921 | 1,067 |
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. Fidèle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 522 |
| Number of males | 546 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 522 |
| POP M | 546 |
| POP TOT | 1,068 |
| Total population | 1,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 687 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,063 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 144 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 144 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 144 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 239 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,696 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,042 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,338 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,595 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,040 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,082 |
| Acres of oats | 947 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 670 |
| BAR AC | 239 |
| BAR BU | 1,329 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,329 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 291 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,198 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,335 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,350 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,231 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,199 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 239 |
| BWT BU | 291 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 1,595 |
| HAY TONS | 835 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 139 |
| Number of chickens | 2,258 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 139 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 481 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 190 |
| Number of milk cows | 387 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 276 |
| Number of oxen | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,607 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 594 |
| Number of swine | 515 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 320 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 947 |
| OAT BU | 5,198 |
| PEA BU | 1,335 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 11,350 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,177 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,790 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,927 |
| RYE BU | 1,231 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 835 |
| WHT AC | 670 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,199 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,927 |
| CATTLE KS | 139 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 687 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 140 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,790 |
| FRN CA | 1,063 |
| GEESE | 481 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,258 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 190 |
| HOUSES | 144 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 144 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 180 |
| MD MALE | 180 |
| MD TOT | 360 |
| MILK COWS | 387 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 139 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 276 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,607 |
| SHEEP KS | 594 |
| SUP AM | 9,040 |
| SUP FOR | 12,042 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 4,696 |
| SUP SC | 4,338 |
| SUP TOT | 21,082 |
| SWINE | 515 |
| SWINE KS | 320 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 144 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 239 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048007_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912151
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. Fidèle, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fid-le-qc147008-1891/.