St. Honoré de Shenley, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Honoré de Shenley was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,578. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.967°N, 70.812°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Honoré de Shenley had a population of 1,578: 798 male and 780 female residents. Population density was 28.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,578 |
| 1901 | 1,844 |
| 1911 | 2,032 |
| 1921 | 2,114 |
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 Shenley, 1881 (73.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Honoré de Shenley 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 | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 780 |
| Number of males | 798 |
| Number of married females | 255 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 507 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 780 |
| POP M | 798 |
| POP TOT | 1,578 |
| Total population | 1,578 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 525 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,026 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,577 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 237 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 237 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 203 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 231 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,801 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,265 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,712 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,287 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,534 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,799 |
| Acres of oats | 2,446 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR AC | 231 |
| BAR BU | 2,039 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,039 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,142 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,969 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,811 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,618 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 818 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 28 |
| BWT BU | 7,142 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 3,287 |
| HAY TONS | 2,217 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 352 |
| Number of chickens | 2,210 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 279 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 119 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 244 |
| Number of milk cows | 803 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 279 |
| Number of other cattle | 561 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 338 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 1,496 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,008 |
| Number of swine | 327 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 478 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 2,446 |
| OAT BU | 24,969 |
| PEA BU | 1,300 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 11,811 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,020 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,611 |
| RYE BU | 59 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,217 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT FALL BU | 28 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,618 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 136 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,611 |
| CATTLE KS | 352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 501 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 525 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,026 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,020 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 119 |
| FAMILIES | 271 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 1,577 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 149 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,210 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 244 |
| HOUSES | 237 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 203 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 62 |
| HOUSES W | 237 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 255 |
| MD MALE | 252 |
| MD TOT | 507 |
| MILK COWS | 803 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC P | 279 |
| OC TOT | 279 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 561 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,496 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,008 |
| SUP AM | 13,534 |
| SUP FOR | 16,265 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 6,801 |
| SUP SC | 6,712 |
| SUP TOT | 29,799 |
| SWINE | 327 |
| SWINE KS | 478 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 237 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 818 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 338 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040012_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. Honoré de Shenley, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-honor-de-shenley-qc139010-1891/.