Ste. Philomène, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Philomène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.422°N, 71.933°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Philomène had a population of 830: 443 male and 387 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 830 |
| 1901 | 1,116 |
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. Jean Deschaillons, 1881 (80.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Philomène, 1901 (89.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Philomène shared boundaries with:
- Somerset N
- Somerset S
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Pierre les Becquets
- Stanfold
- Ste. Emélie
- Ste. Sophie de Lévrard
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 830 total population, 443 males, 387 females, 264 married persons, 143 families, 132 married females, 132 married males, 14 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5.80 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 306 single males under 18, 246 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 826 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 138 houses, 138 houses built of wood, 138 occupied houses, 129 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,267 pounds of homemade butter, 9,115 bushels of oats, 9,089 acres of land in farms, 6,217 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,040 acres of improved land in farms, 4,956 bushels of potatoes, 4,049 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,158 acres of farmland under crops, 1,851 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,231 chickens, 1,214 bushels of buckwheat, 1,096 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 997 bushels of spring wheat, 866 bushels of peas, 852 acres of oats, 812 acres of hay crops, 792 tons of hay, 666 bushels of turnips, 351 sheep, 319 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 271 milk cows, 190 swine, 168 sheep slaughtered or sold, 167 bushels of barley, 150 other cattle, 131 occupants of farms, 130 acres of wheat, 125 farm occupants who own their land, 124 horses aged over 3 years, 106 swine slaughtered or sold, 76 oxen, 74 cattle killed or sold, 56 bushels of corn, 54 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 acres of potatoes, 42 other fowl, 41 bushels of winter wheat, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 bushels of beans, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 geese, 10 acres of barley, 6 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166016— 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. Philomène, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-philom-ne-qc166014-1891/.