St. Etienne, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Etienne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 982. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.235°N, 73.901°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Etienne had a population of 982: 484 male and 498 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,097 |
| 1881 | 1,037 |
| 1891 | 982 |
| 1901 | 873 |
| 1911 | 760 |
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 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 982 total population, 498 females, 484 males, 318 married persons, 168 families, 159 married females, 159 married males, 35 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 629 single persons under 18, 320 single females under 18, 309 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 872 French Canadians, 110 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 168 houses, 168 occupied houses, 149 houses built of wood, 99 houses of 2 stories, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 69 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 18 houses built of brick, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,187 pounds of homemade butter, 22,880 bushels of oats, 12,452 bushels of peas, 11,998 bushels of potatoes, 11,734 acres of land in farms, 10,294 acres of improved land in farms, 7,496 acres of farmland under crops, 6,007 bushels of barley, 3,702 chickens, 2,809 acres of hay crops, 2,732 bushels of spring wheat, 2,676 bushels of buckwheat, 2,649 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,342 tons of hay, 1,995 acres of oats, 1,748 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,440 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,377 bushels of turnips, 665 acres of barley, 637 milk cows, 495 other cattle, 463 acres of wheat, 392 horses aged over 3 years, 347 swine slaughtered or sold, 318 sheep, 316 swine, 312 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 310 cattle killed or sold, 261 horses aged 3 years and under, 220 sheep slaughtered or sold, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 187 bushels of corn, 164 occupants of farms, 164 turkeys, 149 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 149 farm occupants who own their land, 132 acres of potatoes, 110 geese, 80 ducks, 56 bushels of beans, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 24, 24 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21 other fowl, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463598
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89tienne-de-Beauharnois
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89tienne-de-Beauharnois
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-etienne-qc140005-1891/.