St. Etienne des Grès, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Etienne des Grès was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.413°N, 72.762°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Etienne des Grès had a population of 2,166: 1,112 male and 1,054 female residents. Population density was 43.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 912 |
| 1861 | 2,054 |
| 1871 | 2,574 |
| 1881 | 3,119 |
| 1891 | 2,166 |
| 1901 | 1,741 |
| 1911 | 1,688 |
| 1921 | 1,464 |
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, St. Etienne des Grès 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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 401 |
| Number of families | 401 |
| Number of females | 1,054 |
| Number of males | 1,112 |
| Number of married females | 380 |
| Number of married males | 373 |
| Number of married persons | 753 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 1,054 |
| POP M | 1,112 |
| POP TOT | 2,166 |
| Total population | 2,166 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 644 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 721 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,365 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,155 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 365 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 361 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 353 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 365 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,990 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,750 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,364 |
| Acres of hay crops | 866 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,470 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,220 |
| Acres of oats | 3,761 |
| Acres of potatoes | 267 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 177 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,870 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,174 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,527 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,838 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,955 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,888 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 8,870 |
| CRN BU | 1,174 |
| HAY AC | 866 |
| HAY TONS | 1,112 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 129 |
| Number of chickens | 2,779 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 330 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 349 |
| Number of milk cows | 603 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 366 |
| Number of other cattle | 450 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 63 |
| Number of sheep | 1,103 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 549 |
| Number of swine | 517 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 380 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 3,761 |
| OAT BU | 33,527 |
| PEA BU | 3,838 |
| POT AC | 267 |
| POT BU | 29,955 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 270 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,294 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,776 |
| RYE BU | 149 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 642 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 134 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 116 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,776 |
| CATTLE KS | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 644 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 721 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,365 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 270 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 401 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,294 |
| FRN CA | 2,155 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,779 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 349 |
| HOUSES | 365 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 353 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 112 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 110 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 361 |
| INF 11 A | 63 |
| MD FEM | 380 |
| MD MALE | 373 |
| MD TOT | 753 |
| MILK COWS | 603 |
| NAME CD | St. Maurice |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 330 |
| OC TOT | 366 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 450 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 1,103 |
| SHEEP KS | 549 |
| SUP AM | 19,470 |
| SUP FOR | 7,750 |
| SUP JV | 116 |
| SUP PAT | 5,990 |
| SUP SC | 13,364 |
| SUP TOT | 27,220 |
| SWINE | 517 |
| SWINE KS | 380 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 365 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 2,888 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC187005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093007— 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). "St. Etienne des Grès, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-etienne-des-gr-s-qc187005-1891/.