St. Lazare, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Lazare was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,325. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 74.163°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Lazare had a population of 1,325: 723 male and 602 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,190 |
| 1891 | 1,325 |
| 1901 | 1,411 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,267 |
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. Lazare shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,325 total population, 723 males, 602 females, 456 married persons, 249 families, 229 married males, 227 married females, 41 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 828 single persons under 18, 475 single males under 18, 353 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,249 French Canadians, 76 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 249 occupied houses, 247 houses, 245 houses built of wood, 229 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 2 rooms, 65 houses of 1 room, 55 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,025 pounds of homemade butter, 18,257 bushels of oats, 15,157 bushels of potatoes, 14,093 acres of land in farms, 10,666 acres of improved land in farms, 6,765 acres of farmland under crops, 4,920 chickens, 4,526 bushels of buckwheat, 3,828 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,427 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,128 acres of oats, 2,071 bushels of corn, 2,022 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,951 bushels of rye, 1,727 bushels of barley, 1,162 acres of hay crops, 1,062 tons of hay, 730 turkeys, 724 bushels of peas, 555 swine, 543 swine slaughtered or sold, 538 bushels of spring wheat, 520 sheep, 507 milk cows, 450 bushels of turnips, 401 other cattle, 344 horses aged over 3 years, 249 occupants of farms, 240 sheep slaughtered or sold, 212 acres of potatoes, 200 farm occupants who own their land, 194 other fowl, 189 cattle killed or sold, 176 acres of barley, 112 acres of wheat, 95 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 93 ducks, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 83 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 80 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 73 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 farm occupants who rent their land, 42 geese, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 bushels of beans, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912482
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-qc195007-1891/.