Maria E, Quebec (1891 census)
Maria E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.241°N, 65.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Maria E had a population of 1,467: 753 male and 714 female residents.
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 Maria, 1881 (61.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Maria, 1901 (61.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maria E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,467 total population, 753 males, 714 females, 398 married persons, 223 families, 201 married males, 197 married females, 61 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 6.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,008 single persons under 18, 532 single males under 18, 476 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,175 French Canadians, 292 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 222 houses, 222 houses built of wood, 222 occupied houses, 142 houses of 1 story, 80 houses of 2 stories, 77 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 48,179 bushels of potatoes, 29,669 pounds of homemade butter, 23,024 acres of land in farms, 18,381 bushels of oats, 17,256 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,768 acres of improved land in farms, 4,201 bushels of buckwheat, 4,101 acres of farmland under crops, 3,189 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,942 chickens, 2,762 bushels of turnips, 2,008 tons of hay, 1,631 acres of hay crops, 1,621 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,516 sheep, 1,417 bushels of barley, 1,119 acres of oats, 953 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 583 bushels of spring wheat, 476 sheep slaughtered or sold, 464 swine slaughtered or sold, 463 swine, 458 milk cows, 401 other cattle, 311 acres of potatoes, 287 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 251 bushels of rye, 221 occupants of farms, 217 farm occupants who own their land, 217 horses aged over 3 years, 211 cattle killed or sold, 146 geese, 117 bushels of peas, 114 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 108 acres of barley, 75 bushels of beans, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 67 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 acres of wheat, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 oxen, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 31, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 ducks, 6 other fowl, 4 bushels of corn, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143007— 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). "Maria E, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-e-qc143007-1891/.