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 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 density was 9.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,060 |
| 1861 | 1,203 |
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 631 |
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
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Narcisse
- St. Patrice de Beaurivage
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 314 |
| Number of males | 317 |
| Number of married females | 107 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 213 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 314 |
| POP M | 317 |
| POP TOT | 631 |
| Total population | 631 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 397 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 512 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 119 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 111 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 109 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,768 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,534 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,832 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,876 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,623 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,157 |
| Acres of oats | 619 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 204 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,271 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,545 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,895 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,504 |
| BWT BU | 1,271 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 1,876 |
| HAY TONS | 1,187 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 59 |
| Number of chickens | 1,994 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 117 |
| Number of milk cows | 301 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 116 |
| Number of other cattle | 214 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 574 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 275 |
| Number of swine | 273 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of turkeys | 111 |
| OAT AC | 619 |
| OAT BU | 6,545 |
| PEA BU | 144 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 8,895 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 63 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,278 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,242 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,187 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 655 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,242 |
| CATTLE KS | 59 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 397 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 63 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,278 |
| FRN CA | 512 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,994 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 117 |
| HOUSES | 111 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 107 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 213 |
| MILK COWS | 301 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 116 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 214 |
| OTHERS | 119 |
| SHEEP | 574 |
| SHEEP KS | 275 |
| SUP AM | 4,623 |
| SUP FOR | 12,534 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,768 |
| SUP SC | 2,832 |
| SUP TOT | 17,157 |
| SWINE | 273 |
| SWINE KS | 173 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 111 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,504 |
| TURKEY | 111 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166009_1851— 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. Gilles, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gilles-qc166009-1891/.