St. George de Windsor, Quebec (1891 census)
St. George de Windsor was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,609. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.678°N, 71.871°W.
Population
In 1891, St. George de Windsor had a population of 1,609: 858 male and 751 female residents. Population density was 27.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,094 |
| 1881 | 1,443 |
| 1891 | 1,609 |
| 1901 | 1,622 |
| 1911 | 1,549 |
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. George de Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 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 | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 751 |
| Number of males | 858 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 254 |
| Number of married persons | 506 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 751 |
| POP M | 858 |
| POP TOT | 1,609 |
| Total population | 1,609 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,067 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,578 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 31 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses | 234 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 57 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,352 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,829 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,985 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,867 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,366 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,195 |
| Acres of oats | 1,276 |
| Acres of potatoes | 161 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 236 |
| BAR AC | 174 |
| BAR BU | 2,046 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,046 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,724 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,274 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,818 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,236 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,584 |
| BWT BU | 4,724 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 3,867 |
| HAY TONS | 3,406 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 229 |
| Number of chickens | 2,418 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 227 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 31 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 133 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 276 |
| Number of milk cows | 700 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 237 |
| Number of other cattle | 780 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 1,555 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,313 |
| Number of swine | 234 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 367 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 1,276 |
| OAT BU | 18,274 |
| PEA BU | 239 |
| POT AC | 161 |
| POT BU | 19,818 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,196 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,985 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,406 |
| WHT AC | 236 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,236 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 94 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 78 |
| BEN BU | 121 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,985 |
| CATTLE KS | 229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 591 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,067 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,196 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 133 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 258 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,578 |
| GEESE | 31 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,418 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 276 |
| HOUSES | 234 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 252 |
| MD MALE | 254 |
| MD TOT | 506 |
| MILK COWS | 700 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 227 |
| OC TOT | 237 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 780 |
| OTHERS | 31 |
| SHEEP | 1,555 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,313 |
| SUP AM | 11,366 |
| SUP FOR | 8,829 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 4,352 |
| SUP SC | 6,985 |
| SUP TOT | 20,195 |
| SWINE | 234 |
| SWINE KS | 367 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 248 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 3,584 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 14 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192014— 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. George de Windsor, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-de-windsor-qc182017-1891/.