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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141635. 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 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,185 total population, 603 females, 582 males, 376 married persons, 213 families, 189 married females, 187 married males, 50 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 759 single persons under 18, 384 single females under 18, 375 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,177 French Canadians, 8 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 192 occupied houses, 187 houses, 178 houses built of wood, 96 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 89 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of brick, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,171 acres of land in farms, 20,786 bushels of oats, 19,137 pounds of homemade butter, 15,234 acres of improved land in farms, 13,107 bushels of potatoes, 9,579 acres of farmland under crops, 6,937 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,574 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,190 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,167 tons of hay, 3,143 acres of hay crops, 2,104 acres of oats, 1,557 bushels of buckwheat, 1,506 chickens, 1,244 bushels of turnips, 916 milk cows, 718 sheep, 488 sheep slaughtered or sold, 456 bushels of spring wheat, 430 swine slaughtered or sold, 395 bushels of barley, 343 other cattle, 300 bushels of peas, 273 swine, 217 horses aged over 3 years, 163 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 157 cattle killed or sold, 154 occupants of farms, 146 farm occupants who own their land, 124 acres of potatoes, 81 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 acres of wheat, 68 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 oxen, 52 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 47 bushels of corn, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 acres of barley, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 ducks, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 bushels of beans, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 other fowl, 8 acres of turnips, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Augustin Cantin | 1809–1893 | born here |
| Isidore Thibaudeau | 1819–1893 | born here |
| Antoine-Sébastien Falardeau | b. 1822 | born here |
| Pierre Garneau | 1823–1905 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141635
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
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/.