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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3024305. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,757 |
| 1861 | 2,423 |
| 1881 | 2,771 |
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,069 |
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 Deschaillons, VL, 1901 (23.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jean Deschaillons, 1901 (76.3% 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,300 total population, 1,151 females, 1,149 males, 764 married persons, 407 families, 382 married females, 382 married males, 101 widowed persons, 56 widowed males, 45 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,435 single persons under 18, 724 single females under 18, 711 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,299 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 345 houses, 345 occupied houses, 326 houses of 1 story, 322 houses built of wood, 111 houses of 3 rooms, 83 houses of 4 rooms, 71 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 19 houses built of brick, 19 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 68,597 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37,381 pounds of homemade butter, 28,376 bushels of oats, 20,836 acres of land in farms, 12,675 bushels of potatoes, 11,886 acres of improved land in farms, 8,950 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,600 acres of farmland under crops, 4,181 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,451 tons of hay, 3,086 acres of hay crops, 3,054 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,883 chickens, 2,844 bushels of turnips, 2,839 bushels of spring wheat, 2,790 bushels of buckwheat, 2,459 acres of oats, 1,604 sheep, 1,276 bushels of peas, 991 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 933 milk cows, 693 sheep slaughtered or sold, 669 swine, 552 other cattle, 432 bushels of barley, 429 acres of wheat, 359 horses aged over 3 years, 330 swine slaughtered or sold, 292 occupants of farms, 272 farm occupants who own their land, 267 bushels of corn, 135 cattle killed or sold, 125 acres of potatoes, 105 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 94 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 92 oxen, 80 geese, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 70 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 bushels of beans, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 acres of barley, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 bushels of rye, 21 turkeys, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 other fowl, 14 acres of turnips, 5 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pamphile Le May | 1837–1918 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3024305
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/.