St. Joseph de Lepage, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph de Lepage was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 401. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.560°N, 68.168°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph de Lepage had a population of 401: 207 male and 194 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 401 |
| 1901 | 414 |
| 1911 | 400 |
| 1921 | 481 |
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. Joseph de Lepage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 401 total population, 207 males, 194 females, 116 married persons, 62 families, 58 married females, 58 married males, 7 widowed persons, 6.50 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 278 single persons under 18, 144 single males under 18, 134 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 401 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 51 houses, 51 houses built of wood, 51 occupied houses, 48 houses of 1 story, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,940 pounds of homemade butter, 7,292 bushels of potatoes, 6,828 acres of land in farms, 6,448 bushels of oats, 3,548 acres of improved land in farms, 3,280 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,691 bushels of spring wheat, 2,028 acres of farmland under crops, 1,511 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,261 bushels of peas, 1,164 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 673 acres of hay crops, 600 chickens, 563 acres of oats, 492 tons of hay, 479 bushels of barley, 449 sheep, 369 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 346 acres of wheat, 316 sheep slaughtered or sold, 256 milk cows, 163 other cattle, 152 swine, 135 swine slaughtered or sold, 89 cattle killed or sold, 85 horses aged over 3 years, 56 acres of potatoes, 53 farm occupants who own their land, 53 occupants of farms, 38 bushels of turnips, 37 acres of barley, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 bushels of corn, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 geese, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 bushels of buckwheat, 4 bushels of rye, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 other fowl, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815240
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. Joseph de Lepage, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-lepage-qc183024-1891/.