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 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 |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 836 |
| 1871 | 813 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,018 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,068 total population, 546 males, 522 females, 360 married persons, 180 married females, 180 married males, 173 families, 21 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 6.20 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 687 single persons under 18, 361 single males under 18, 326 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,063 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 144 houses, 144 houses built of wood, 144 occupied houses, 143 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 1 room, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,927 pounds of homemade butter, 21,082 acres of land in farms, 12,042 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,350 bushels of potatoes, 9,040 acres of improved land in farms, 5,198 bushels of oats, 4,696 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,338 acres of farmland under crops, 3,790 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,258 chickens, 2,199 bushels of spring wheat, 1,607 sheep, 1,595 acres of hay crops, 1,335 bushels of peas, 1,329 bushels of barley, 1,231 bushels of rye, 1,177 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 947 acres of oats, 835 tons of hay, 670 acres of wheat, 594 sheep slaughtered or sold, 515 swine, 481 geese, 387 milk cows, 320 swine slaughtered or sold, 291 bushels of buckwheat, 276 other cattle, 239 acres of barley, 239 bushels of turnips, 190 horses aged over 3 years, 145 acres of potatoes, 140 occupants of farms, 140 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 139 cattle killed or sold, 139 farm occupants who own their land, 110 oxen, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 turkeys, 30 bushels of corn, 17 bushels of beans, 12 acres of turnips, 11 ducks, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152007_1881— 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. Fidèle, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fid-le-qc147008-1891/.