St. Ignace, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.309°N, 74.194°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Ignace had a population of 1,276: 630 male and 646 female residents. Population density was 67.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,143 |
| 1861 | 2,116 |
| 1871 | 1,642 |
| 1881 | 1,447 |
| 1891 | 1,276 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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. Ignace shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 217 |
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 646 |
| Number of males | 630 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 646 |
| POP M | 630 |
| POP TOT | 1,276 |
| Total population | 1,276 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 836 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,239 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 37 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 210 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 195 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 146 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 210 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 186 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,829 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,667 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,787 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,202 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,772 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,439 |
| Acres of oats | 2,994 |
| Acres of potatoes | 181 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 115 |
| BAR AC | 186 |
| BAR BU | 1,839 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,839 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,365 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,125 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,063 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,264 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,295 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 684 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,423 |
| BWT BU | 5,365 |
| CRN BU | 4,125 |
| HAY AC | 2,202 |
| HAY TONS | 1,612 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 249 |
| Number of chickens | 3,406 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 71 |
| Number of geese | 110 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 131 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 351 |
| Number of milk cows | 541 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 212 |
| Number of other cattle | 420 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 101 |
| Number of sheep | 428 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 400 |
| Number of swine | 449 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 459 |
| Number of turkeys | 185 |
| OAT AC | 2,994 |
| OAT BU | 27,063 |
| PEA BU | 1,264 |
| POT AC | 181 |
| POT BU | 20,295 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 675 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,920 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,612 |
| WHT AC | 115 |
| WHT SP BU | 684 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,920 |
| CATTLE KS | 249 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 414 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 422 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 836 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 675 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 131 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 217 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,450 |
| FRN CA | 1,239 |
| GEESE | 110 |
| GRA BU | 135 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,406 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 351 |
| HOUSES | 210 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 146 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 195 |
| INF 11 A | 101 |
| MD FEM | 195 |
| MD MALE | 196 |
| MD TOT | 391 |
| MILK COWS | 541 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 71 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 212 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 420 |
| OTHERS | 37 |
| SHEEP | 428 |
| SHEEP KS | 400 |
| SUP AM | 9,772 |
| SUP FOR | 2,667 |
| SUP JV | 156 |
| SUP PAT | 2,829 |
| SUP SC | 6,787 |
| SUP TOT | 12,439 |
| SWINE | 449 |
| SWINE KS | 459 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 210 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 3,423 |
| TURKEY | 185 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089001— 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. Ignace, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ignace-qc190006-1891/.