St. Lazare, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Lazare was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,322. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.642°N, 70.779°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Lazare had a population of 1,322: 660 male and 662 female residents. Population density was 31.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,698 |
| 1861 | 2,083 |
| 1871 | 2,063 |
| 1881 | 2,353 |
| 1891 | 1,322 |
| 1901 | 1,287 |
| 1911 | 1,360 |
| 1921 | 1,153 |
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. Lazare, 1881 (47.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Lazare shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 284 |
| Number of families | 284 |
| Number of females | 662 |
| Number of males | 660 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 409 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 662 |
| POP M | 660 |
| POP TOT | 1,322 |
| Total population | 1,322 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 438 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 861 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,321 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 273 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 273 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 49 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 248 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,471 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,872 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,122 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,613 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,648 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,520 |
| Acres of oats | 1,654 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 121 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 329 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 329 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,118 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,826 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,871 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,131 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,721 |
| BWT BU | 2,118 |
| HAY AC | 5,613 |
| HAY TONS | 3,121 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 271 |
| Number of chickens | 1,334 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 204 |
| Number of milk cows | 932 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 189 |
| Number of other cattle | 324 |
| Number of other fowl | 64 |
| Number of oxen | 348 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 933 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 714 |
| Number of swine | 299 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 573 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 1,654 |
| OAT BU | 18,826 |
| PEA BU | 279 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 10,871 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 431 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,196 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 86,208 |
| RYE BU | 259 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,121 |
| WHT AC | 121 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,131 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 86,208 |
| CATTLE KS | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 423 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 438 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 861 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 431 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 284 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,196 |
| FRN CA | 1,321 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,334 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 204 |
| HOUSES | 273 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 248 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 91 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 273 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 205 |
| MD MALE | 204 |
| MD TOT | 409 |
| MILK COWS | 932 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 189 |
| OTHER FOWL | 64 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 324 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 933 |
| SHEEP KS | 714 |
| SUP AM | 15,648 |
| SUP FOR | 9,872 |
| SUP JV | 55 |
| SUP PAT | 7,471 |
| SUP SC | 8,122 |
| SUP TOT | 25,520 |
| SWINE | 299 |
| SWINE KS | 573 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 273 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 2,721 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 348 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042011— 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. Lazare, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lazare-qc141007-1891/.