St. Gilles, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Gilles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 631. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.499°N, 71.379°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Gilles had a population of 631: 317 male and 314 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,203 |
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 631 |
| 1901 | 796 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 808 |
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. Gilles shared boundaries with:
- St. Agapit, VL
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien, VL
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Narcisse
- St. Patrice de Beaurivage
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 631 total population, 317 males, 314 females, 213 married persons, 124 families, 107 married females, 106 married males, 21 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 397 single persons under 18, 202 single males under 18, 195 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 512 French Canadians, 119 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 111 houses, 111 houses built of wood, 111 occupied houses, 109 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,242 pounds of homemade butter, 17,157 acres of land in farms, 12,534 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,895 bushels of potatoes, 6,545 bushels of oats, 4,623 acres of improved land in farms, 2,832 acres of farmland under crops, 1,994 chickens, 1,876 acres of hay crops, 1,768 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,504 bushels of turnips, 1,278 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,271 bushels of buckwheat, 1,187 tons of hay, 655 bushels of spring wheat, 619 acres of oats, 574 sheep, 301 milk cows, 275 sheep slaughtered or sold, 273 swine, 214 other cattle, 204 bushels of barley, 173 swine slaughtered or sold, 144 bushels of peas, 117 horses aged over 3 years, 116 occupants of farms, 111 turkeys, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 94 acres of potatoes, 91 oxen, 79 acres of wheat, 63 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 59 cattle killed or sold, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 bushels of beans, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 bushels of corn, 27 geese, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 acres of barley, 21 ducks, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 other fowl, 2 bushels of rye, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912257
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. Gilles, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gilles-qc166009-1891/.