Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.032°N, 72.487°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Brigitte had a population of 1,012: 510 male and 502 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 548 |
| 1881 | 784 |
| 1891 | 1,012 |
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, Ste. Brigitte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,012 total population, 510 males, 502 females, 325 married persons, 183 families, 163 married females, 162 married males, 28 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 659 single persons under 18, 335 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 832 French Canadians, 180 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 151 houses, 151 houses built of wood, 151 occupied houses, 100 houses of 1 story, 51 houses of 2 stories, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,732 bushels of oats, 15,404 acres of land in farms, 13,552 bushels of potatoes, 10,876 pounds of homemade butter, 9,378 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,026 acres of improved land in farms, 4,008 acres of farmland under crops, 2,095 bushels of buckwheat, 1,979 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,976 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,843 chickens, 1,774 acres of hay crops, 1,519 acres of oats, 1,453 tons of hay, 1,163 bushels of spring wheat, 1,144 bushels of peas, 633 bushels of corn, 619 sheep, 465 milk cows, 447 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 384 sheep slaughtered or sold, 312 other cattle, 297 swine, 263 swine slaughtered or sold, 250 bushels of rye, 201 horses aged over 3 years, 194 bushels of turnips, 161 occupants of farms, 160 farm occupants who own their land, 147 acres of wheat, 141 acres of potatoes, 118 cattle killed or sold, 87 bushels of beans, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 68 bushels of barley, 60 turkeys, 52 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 geese, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 oxen, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 other fowl, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 ducks, 6 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175007_1871— 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). "Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigitte-qc175007-1891/.