St. Stanislas, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Stanislas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.624°N, 72.413°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Stanislas had a population of 2,456: 1,230 male and 1,226 female residents. Population density was 67.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,378 |
| 1871 | 2,703 |
| 1881 | 3,235 |
| 1891 | 2,456 |
| 1901 | 2,294 |
| 1911 | 2,303 |
| 1921 | 1,386 |
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. Stanislas, 1881 (31.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Stanislas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 393 |
| Number of families | 393 |
| Number of females | 1,226 |
| Number of males | 1,230 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 376 |
| Number of married persons | 753 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 1,226 |
| POP M | 1,230 |
| POP TOT | 2,456 |
| Total population | 2,456 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 824 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,609 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,444 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 382 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 378 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 377 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 382 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,117 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,769 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,398 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,307 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,611 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,380 |
| Acres of oats | 3,774 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 363 |
| BAR AC | 39 |
| BAR BU | 493 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 493 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,822 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 419 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,190 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,977 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,589 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,062 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,853 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 754 |
| BWT BU | 4,822 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 30 |
| CRN BU | 419 |
| HAY AC | 3,307 |
| HAY TONS | 3,548 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 334 |
| Number of chickens | 2,698 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 314 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 101 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 428 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,185 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 341 |
| Number of other cattle | 721 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 103 |
| Number of sheep | 1,560 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 964 |
| Number of swine | 702 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 647 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 3,774 |
| OAT BU | 43,190 |
| PEA BU | 2,977 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 17,589 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,781 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,880 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,548 |
| WHT AC | 363 |
| WHT FALL BU | 754 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,062 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,880 |
| CATTLE KS | 334 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 785 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 824 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,609 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,781 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 101 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 393 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 500 |
| FRN CA | 2,444 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 622 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,698 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 428 |
| HOUSES | 382 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 99 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 377 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 378 |
| INF 11 A | 103 |
| MD FEM | 377 |
| MD MALE | 376 |
| MD TOT | 753 |
| MILK COWS | 1,185 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 11 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 314 |
| OC TOT | 341 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 721 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 1,560 |
| SHEEP KS | 964 |
| SILOS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 15,611 |
| SUP FOR | 16,769 |
| SUP JV | 96 |
| SUP PAT | 5,117 |
| SUP SC | 10,398 |
| SUP TOT | 32,380 |
| SWINE | 702 |
| SWINE KS | 647 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 382 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 1,853 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047020— 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. Stanislas, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-stanislas-qc146015-1891/.