St. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Jean Deschaillons was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.529°N, 72.090°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jean Deschaillons had a population of 2,300: 1,149 male and 1,151 female residents. Population density was 90.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,757 |
| 1861 | 2,423 |
| 1871 | 2,518 |
| 1881 | 2,771 |
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,069 |
| 1921 | 538 |
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 St. Jean Deschaillons, 1881 (19.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jean Deschaillons, 1901 (76.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Deschaillons, VL, 1901 (23.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jean Deschaillons shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 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 | 407 |
| Number of families | 407 |
| Number of females | 1,151 |
| Number of males | 1,149 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 382 |
| Number of married persons | 764 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP F | 1,151 |
| POP M | 1,149 |
| POP TOT | 2,300 |
| Total population | 2,300 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 724 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 711 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,435 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,299 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 345 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 322 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 326 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 105 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,181 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,950 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,600 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,086 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,886 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,836 |
| Acres of oats | 2,459 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 429 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 432 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,790 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,376 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,276 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,675 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,839 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,844 |
| BWT BU | 2,790 |
| CRN BU | 267 |
| HAY AC | 3,086 |
| HAY TONS | 3,451 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 135 |
| Number of chickens | 2,883 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 272 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 80 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 359 |
| Number of milk cows | 933 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 292 |
| Number of other cattle | 552 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 94 |
| Number of sheep | 1,604 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 693 |
| Number of swine | 669 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 330 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 2,459 |
| OAT BU | 28,376 |
| PEA BU | 1,276 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 12,675 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 68,597 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 991 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,054 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,381 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,451 |
| WHT AC | 429 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,839 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,381 |
| CATTLE KS | 135 |
| CHEESE LB | 68,597 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 724 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 711 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,435 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 991 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 407 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,054 |
| FRN CA | 2,299 |
| GEESE | 80 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,883 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 359 |
| HOUSES | 345 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 326 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 111 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 322 |
| INF 11 A | 94 |
| MD FEM | 382 |
| MD MALE | 382 |
| MD TOT | 764 |
| MILK COWS | 933 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 272 |
| OC TOT | 292 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 552 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,604 |
| SHEEP KS | 693 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 11,886 |
| SUP FOR | 8,950 |
| SUP JV | 105 |
| SUP PAT | 4,181 |
| SUP SC | 7,600 |
| SUP TOT | 20,836 |
| SWINE | 669 |
| SWINE KS | 330 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 345 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,844 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
| WORKING OX | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068001— 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. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-deschaillons-qc166010-1891/.