St. Gédéon, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Gédéon, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138779669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.528°N, 71.858°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Gédéon, VL had a population of 966: 498 male and 462 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 654 |
| 1891 | 966 |
| 1901 | 1,155 |
| 1911 | 1,309 |
| 1921 | 550 |
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. Gédéon, VL shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame d’Hébertville
- Racine, Dalmas, Taillon & Delisle
- St. Bruno
- St. Joseph d'Alma, VL
- St. Jérôme
- St. Louis de Metabetchouan
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 966 total population, 498 males, 462 females, 295 married persons, 148 married females, 147 married males, 143 families, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 647 single persons under 18, 341 single males under 18, 306 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 956 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 houses, 121 houses built of wood, 121 houses of 1 story, 121 occupied houses, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,201 acres of land in farms, 10,492 bushels of oats, 10,098 bushels of potatoes, 10,041 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,268 pounds of homemade butter, 7,160 acres of improved land in farms, 5,579 bushels of spring wheat, 3,877 acres of farmland under crops, 3,730 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,225 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,607 bushels of turnips, 1,593 bushels of peas, 1,405 acres of hay crops, 1,384 bushels of barley, 1,251 tons of hay, 882 sheep, 809 chickens, 784 acres of oats, 574 bushels of buckwheat, 572 sheep slaughtered or sold, 509 acres of wheat, 410 bushels of rye, 391 milk cows, 296 swine slaughtered or sold, 238 other cattle, 218 swine, 212 cattle killed or sold, 182 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 172 geese, 139 horses aged over 3 years, 97 acres of potatoes, 93 acres of barley, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 69 oxen, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 58 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 bushels of corn, 28 ducks, 19 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 11 turkeys, 9 bushels of beans, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138779669
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. Gédéon, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-g-d-on-vl-qc149022-1891/.