St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,442. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 1,442: 736 male and 706 female residents. Population density was 45.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 234 |
| 1881 | 1,627 |
| 1891 | 1,442 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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 Soulanges shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 706 |
| Number of males | 736 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 241 |
| Number of married persons | 479 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP F | 706 |
| POP M | 736 |
| POP TOT | 1,442 |
| Total population | 1,442 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 909 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,440 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 270 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 262 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 204 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 270 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 279 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 213 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,972 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,949 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,052 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,384 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,237 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,186 |
| Acres of oats | 5,509 |
| Acres of potatoes | 246 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 485 |
| BAR AC | 279 |
| BAR BU | 2,960 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,960 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,579 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 545 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,743 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,837 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20,232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,461 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,726 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,607 |
| BWT BU | 10,579 |
| CRN BU | 1,743 |
| HAY AC | 3,384 |
| HAY TONS | 2,462 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 448 |
| Number of chickens | 7,461 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 231 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 61 |
| Number of geese | 209 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 290 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 620 |
| Number of milk cows | 838 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 292 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,058 |
| Number of other fowl | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 1,487 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 891 |
| Number of swine | 741 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 690 |
| Number of turkeys | 401 |
| OAT AC | 5,509 |
| OAT BU | 50,837 |
| PEA BU | 20,232 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 26,461 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,564 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,515 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,970 |
| RYE BU | 103 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,462 |
| WHT AC | 485 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,726 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 91 |
| BEN BU | 137 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,970 |
| CATTLE KS | 448 |
| CHEESE LB | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 476 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 909 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,564 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 290 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 294 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,515 |
| FRN CA | 1,440 |
| GEESE | 209 |
| GRA BU | 545 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,461 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 620 |
| HOUSES | 270 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 204 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 95 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 262 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 238 |
| MD MALE | 241 |
| MD TOT | 479 |
| MILK COWS | 838 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC F | 61 |
| OC P | 231 |
| OC TOT | 292 |
| OTHER FOWL | 90 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,058 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,487 |
| SHEEP KS | 891 |
| SUP AM | 18,237 |
| SUP FOR | 3,949 |
| SUP JV | 213 |
| SUP PAT | 4,972 |
| SUP SC | 13,052 |
| SUP TOT | 22,186 |
| SWINE | 741 |
| SWINE KS | 690 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 270 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,607 |
| TURKEY | 401 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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 Soulanges, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc190007-1891/.