Ste. Félicité, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Félicité was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,064. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.873°N, 67.278°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Félicité had a population of 1,064: 549 male and 515 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,088 |
| 1881 | 1,541 |
| 1891 | 1,064 |
| 1901 | 1,445 |
| 1911 | 1,868 |
| 1921 | 1,935 |
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. Félicité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,064 total population, 549 males, 515 females, 328 married persons, 164 families, 164 married females, 164 married males, 17 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 719 single persons under 18, 377 single males under 18, 342 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,064 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 162 occupied houses, 160 houses, 160 houses built of wood, 149 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,000 pounds of homemade butter, 20,147 bushels of potatoes, 19,174 acres of land in farms, 9,642 acres of improved land in farms, 9,532 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,442 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,453 bushels of oats, 3,989 bushels of spring wheat, 3,173 acres of farmland under crops, 2,761 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,516 bushels of peas, 1,217 bushels of barley, 1,176 acres of hay crops, 927 chickens, 821 sheep, 796 tons of hay, 746 acres of wheat, 617 acres of oats, 571 sheep slaughtered or sold, 343 swine, 326 milk cows, 272 swine slaughtered or sold, 200 horses aged over 3 years, 189 cattle killed or sold, 178 acres of potatoes, 171 bushels of turnips, 163 other cattle, 150 occupants of farms, 141 acres of barley, 141 farm occupants who own their land, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 geese, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 ducks, 20 other fowl, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 15, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464274
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-F%C3%A9licit%C3%A9,_Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-F%C3%A9licit%C3%A9_(La_Matanie)
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. Félicité, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-f-licit-qc183020-1891/.