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 density was 49.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,190 |
| 1891 | 1,325 |
| 1901 | 1,411 |
| 1911 | 1,351 |
| 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 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 249 |
| Number of families | 249 |
| Number of females | 602 |
| Number of males | 723 |
| Number of married females | 227 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 456 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 602 |
| POP M | 723 |
| POP TOT | 1,325 |
| Total population | 1,325 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 828 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,249 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 76 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 247 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 245 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 65 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 229 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 176 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,828 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,427 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,765 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,162 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,666 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,093 |
| Acres of oats | 2,128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 212 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR AC | 176 |
| BAR BU | 1,727 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,727 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,526 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,071 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,257 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,157 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,951 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 538 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 450 |
| BWT BU | 4,526 |
| CRN BU | 2,071 |
| HAY AC | 1,162 |
| HAY TONS | 1,062 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 189 |
| Number of chickens | 4,920 |
| Number of ducks | 93 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 200 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 83 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 344 |
| Number of milk cows | 507 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 249 |
| Number of other cattle | 401 |
| Number of other fowl | 194 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 85 |
| Number of sheep | 520 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 240 |
| Number of swine | 555 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 543 |
| Number of turkeys | 730 |
| OAT AC | 2,128 |
| OAT BU | 18,257 |
| PEA BU | 724 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 15,157 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,022 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,025 |
| RYE BU | 1,951 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,062 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 538 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 40 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 81 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,025 |
| CATTLE KS | 189 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 475 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 828 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,022 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 83 |
| DUCKS | 93 |
| FAMILIES | 249 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 95 |
| FRN CA | 1,249 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 80 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,920 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 344 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 229 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 245 |
| INF 11 A | 85 |
| MD FEM | 227 |
| MD MALE | 229 |
| MD TOT | 456 |
| MILK COWS | 507 |
| NAME CD | Vaudreuil |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 200 |
| OC TOT | 249 |
| OTHER FOWL | 194 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 401 |
| OTHERS | 76 |
| SHEEP | 520 |
| SHEEP KS | 240 |
| SUP AM | 10,666 |
| SUP FOR | 3,427 |
| SUP PAT | 3,828 |
| SUP SC | 6,765 |
| SUP TOT | 14,093 |
| SWINE | 555 |
| SWINE KS | 543 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 249 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 450 |
| TURKEY | 730 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
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/.