St. Wenseslas, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Wenseslas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.167°N, 72.311°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Wenseslas had a population of 1,909: 943 male and 966 female residents. Population density was 48.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 729 |
| 1881 | 1,297 |
| 1891 | 1,909 |
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. Wenseslas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 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 | 357 |
| Number of families | 357 |
| Number of females | 966 |
| Number of males | 943 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 640 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 966 |
| POP M | 943 |
| POP TOT | 1,909 |
| Total population | 1,909 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 625 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,233 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,907 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 324 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 324 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 315 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 162 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 328 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,363 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,493 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,474 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,522 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,863 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,356 |
| Acres of oats | 2,349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 162 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 244 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 328 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 328 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,498 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,505 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,318 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,190 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,055 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 251 |
| BWT BU | 3,498 |
| CRN BU | 468 |
| HAY AC | 2,522 |
| HAY TONS | 1,869 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 2,575 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 300 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 68 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 289 |
| Number of milk cows | 600 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 307 |
| Number of other cattle | 407 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 675 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 465 |
| Number of swine | 323 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 238 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 2,349 |
| OAT BU | 27,505 |
| PEA BU | 1,318 |
| POT AC | 162 |
| POT BU | 16,190 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,881 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,638 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,869 |
| WHT AC | 244 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,055 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 161 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,638 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 625 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 608 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,233 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,881 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 68 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 357 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,907 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,575 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 289 |
| HOUSES | 324 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 162 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 315 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 324 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 320 |
| MD MALE | 320 |
| MD TOT | 640 |
| MILK COWS | 600 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC P | 300 |
| OC TOT | 307 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 407 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 675 |
| SHEEP KS | 465 |
| SUP AM | 8,863 |
| SUP FOR | 15,493 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 2,363 |
| SUP SC | 6,474 |
| SUP TOT | 24,356 |
| SWINE | 323 |
| SWINE KS | 238 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 328 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 251 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175020— 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. Wenseslas, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-wenseslas-qc175020-1891/.