St. Hilaire, Dequen, Dablon, &c., Quebec (1891 census)
St. Hilaire, Dequen, Dablon, &c. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.251°N, 72.102°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Hilaire, Dequen, Dablon, &c. had a population of 1,124: 593 male and 531 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Thomas d’Aquin, 1901 (67.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. François de Sales, 1901 (22.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Hilaire, Dequen, Dablon, &c. 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 | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 531 |
| Number of males | 593 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 375 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 531 |
| POP M | 593 |
| POP TOT | 1,124 |
| Total population | 1,124 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 736 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,120 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 162 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 75 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 902 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,135 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,676 |
| Acres of hay crops | 874 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,607 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,742 |
| Acres of oats | 391 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 220 |
| BAR AC | 107 |
| BAR BU | 1,099 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,099 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,882 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,752 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,296 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 866 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,162 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 725 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 161 |
| HAY AC | 874 |
| HAY TONS | 491 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 98 |
| Number of chickens | 1,038 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of employees on farms | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 136 |
| Number of milk cows | 254 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 171 |
| Number of other cattle | 150 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 527 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 199 |
| Number of swine | 140 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 182 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 391 |
| OAT BU | 3,882 |
| PEA BU | 1,752 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 5,296 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,693 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,841 |
| RYE BU | 866 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 491 |
| WHT AC | 220 |
| WHT FALL BU | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,162 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,841 |
| CATTLE KS | 98 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 341 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 736 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,693 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 1,120 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,038 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 136 |
| HOUSES | 162 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 51 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 375 |
| MILK COWS | 254 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC E | 17 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 171 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 150 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 527 |
| SHEEP KS | 199 |
| SUP AM | 4,607 |
| SUP FOR | 19,135 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 902 |
| SUP SC | 3,676 |
| SUP TOT | 23,742 |
| SWINE | 140 |
| SWINE KS | 182 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 162 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 725 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149023— 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. Hilaire, Dequen, Dablon, &c., Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hilaire-dequen-dablon-c-qc149023-1891/.