St. Georges d'Henriville, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Georges d'Henriville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,324. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.137°N, 73.213°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Georges d'Henriville had a population of 1,324: 643 male and 681 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,324 |
| 1901 | 1,110 |
| 1911 | 991 |
| 1921 | 994 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. George, 1881 (81.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Georges d'Henriville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,324 total population, 681 females, 643 males, 381 married persons, 240 families, 191 married males, 190 married females, 65 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 878 single persons under 18, 451 single females under 18, 427 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,147 French Canadians, 177 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 229 houses, 229 occupied houses, 216 houses of 1 story, 180 houses built of wood, 110 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses built of brick, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses built of stone, 12 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,137 pounds of homemade butter, 29,022 bushels of oats, 17,484 acres of land in farms, 15,554 acres of improved land in farms, 13,272 bushels of potatoes, 11,718 acres of farmland under crops, 11,093 chickens, 6,641 acres of hay crops, 5,892 tons of hay, 4,692 bushels of buckwheat, 3,631 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,963 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,738 bushels of peas, 2,582 bushels of corn, 2,561 acres of oats, 2,119 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,930 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,618 sheep, 1,614 bushels of barley, 1,274 turkeys, 1,257 geese, 761 milk cows, 743 sheep slaughtered or sold, 692 bushels of spring wheat, 579 swine, 544 bushels of turnips, 537 ducks, 531 horses aged over 3 years, 516 other cattle, 449 swine slaughtered or sold, 288 cattle killed or sold, 262 horses aged 3 years and under, 256 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 215 occupants of farms, 205 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 179 acres of barley, 171 farm occupants who own their land, 151 bushels of beans, 136 acres of potatoes, 134 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 111 acres of wheat, 71 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 68 other fowl, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 bushels of rye, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 oxen, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059005_1891— 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. Georges d'Henriville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-georges-d-henriville-qc157006-1891/.