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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462734. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,322 |
| 1901 | 1,287 |
| 1911 | — |
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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,322 total population, 662 females, 660 males, 409 married persons, 284 families, 205 married females, 204 married males, 52 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 861 single persons under 18, 438 single males under 18, 423 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,321 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 273 houses, 273 houses built of wood, 273 occupied houses, 248 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 2 rooms, 78 houses of 3 rooms, 49 houses of 1 room, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 22 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 86,208 pounds of homemade butter, 25,520 acres of land in farms, 18,826 bushels of oats, 15,648 acres of improved land in farms, 10,871 bushels of potatoes, 9,872 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,122 acres of farmland under crops, 7,471 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,613 acres of hay crops, 3,196 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,121 tons of hay, 2,721 bushels of turnips, 2,118 bushels of buckwheat, 1,654 acres of oats, 1,334 chickens, 1,131 bushels of spring wheat, 933 sheep, 932 milk cows, 714 sheep slaughtered or sold, 573 swine slaughtered or sold, 431 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 348 oxen, 329 bushels of barley, 324 other cattle, 299 swine, 279 bushels of peas, 271 cattle killed or sold, 259 bushels of rye, 204 horses aged over 3 years, 189 occupants of farms, 185 farm occupants who own their land, 121 acres of wheat, 111 acres of potatoes, 82 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 64 other fowl, 59 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 acres of barley, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 geese, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 turkeys, 5 ducks, 4 bushels of beans, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC146007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462734
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
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/.