St. Flavien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Flavien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.514°N, 71.575°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Flavien had a population of 1,717: 851 male and 866 female residents. Population density was 36.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 568 |
| 1861 | 1,025 |
| 1871 | 1,405 |
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,717 |
| 1901 | 1,712 |
| 1911 | 1,841 |
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. Flavien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 324 |
| Number of families | 324 |
| Number of females | 866 |
| Number of males | 851 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 579 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 866 |
| POP M | 851 |
| POP TOT | 1,717 |
| Total population | 1,717 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,087 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,717 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 261 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 261 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 250 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 60 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,007 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,468 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,183 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,692 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,250 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,718 |
| Acres of oats | 1,925 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 358 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 432 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,970 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,350 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 721 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,004 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,142 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,398 |
| BWT BU | 2,970 |
| CRN BU | 327 |
| HAY AC | 3,692 |
| HAY TONS | 2,561 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 504 |
| Number of chickens | 2,484 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 249 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 249 |
| Number of milk cows | 894 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 278 |
| Number of other cattle | 409 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 195 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 64 |
| Number of sheep | 840 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 738 |
| Number of swine | 328 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 918 |
| OAT AC | 1,925 |
| OAT BU | 20,350 |
| PEA BU | 721 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 27,004 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 391 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,352 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,587 |
| RYE BU | 153 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,561 |
| WHT AC | 358 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,142 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 76 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,587 |
| CATTLE KS | 504 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 542 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,087 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 391 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 324 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,352 |
| FRN CA | 1,717 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 69 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,484 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 249 |
| HOUSES | 261 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 250 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 261 |
| INF 11 A | 64 |
| MD FEM | 292 |
| MD MALE | 287 |
| MD TOT | 579 |
| MILK COWS | 894 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 249 |
| OC TOT | 278 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 409 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 840 |
| SHEEP KS | 738 |
| SUP AM | 14,250 |
| SUP FOR | 16,468 |
| SUP JV | 60 |
| SUP PAT | 5,007 |
| SUP SC | 9,183 |
| SUP TOT | 30,718 |
| SWINE | 328 |
| SWINE KS | 918 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 261 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,398 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 195 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171008— 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. Flavien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-flavien-qc166008-1891/.