Cap Santé, Quebec (1891 census)
Cap Santé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,185. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.711°N, 71.776°W.
Population
In 1891, Cap Santé had a population of 1,185: 582 male and 603 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,473 |
| 1861 | 3,315 |
| 1871 | 1,350 |
| 1881 | 1,291 |
| 1891 | 1,185 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 989 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
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, Cap Santé 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 | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 213 |
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 603 |
| Number of males | 582 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 603 |
| POP M | 582 |
| POP TOT | 1,185 |
| Total population | 1,185 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 384 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 759 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,177 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 187 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 178 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,574 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,937 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,579 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,143 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,234 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,171 |
| Acres of oats | 2,104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 124 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 395 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,557 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,786 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,107 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 456 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,244 |
| BWT BU | 1,557 |
| CRN BU | 47 |
| HAY AC | 3,143 |
| HAY TONS | 3,167 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 157 |
| Number of chickens | 1,506 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 217 |
| Number of milk cows | 916 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 154 |
| Number of other cattle | 343 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 718 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 488 |
| Number of swine | 273 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 430 |
| OAT AC | 2,104 |
| OAT BU | 20,786 |
| PEA BU | 300 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 13,107 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 163 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,190 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,137 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,167 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT SP BU | 456 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 68 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,137 |
| CATTLE KS | 157 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 384 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 759 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 163 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 213 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,190 |
| FRN CA | 1,177 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,506 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 217 |
| HOUSES | 187 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 91 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 178 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 189 |
| MD MALE | 187 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| MILK COWS | 916 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 154 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 343 |
| OTHERS | 8 |
| SHEEP | 718 |
| SHEEP KS | 488 |
| SUP AM | 15,234 |
| SUP FOR | 6,937 |
| SUP JV | 81 |
| SUP PAT | 5,574 |
| SUP SC | 9,579 |
| SUP TOT | 22,171 |
| SWINE | 273 |
| SWINE KS | 430 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 192 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,244 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080002— 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). "Cap Santé, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-sant-qc178002-1891/.