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 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 density was 60.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,097 |
| 1881 | 1,037 |
| 1891 | 982 |
| 1901 | 873 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 724 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 498 |
| Number of males | 484 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 318 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 498 |
| POP M | 484 |
| POP TOT | 982 |
| Total population | 982 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 629 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 872 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 110 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 168 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 69 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 99 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 665 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 149 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,649 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,440 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,496 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,809 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,294 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,734 |
| Acres of oats | 1,995 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 463 |
| BAR AC | 665 |
| BAR BU | 6,007 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,007 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,676 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,880 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,452 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,998 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,732 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| BWT BU | 2,676 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 24 |
| CRN BU | 187 |
| HAY AC | 2,809 |
| HAY TONS | 2,342 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 310 |
| Number of chickens | 3,702 |
| Number of ducks | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 110 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 261 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 392 |
| Number of milk cows | 637 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 164 |
| Number of other cattle | 495 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 318 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 220 |
| Number of swine | 316 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 347 |
| Number of turkeys | 164 |
| OAT AC | 1,995 |
| OAT BU | 22,880 |
| PEA BU | 12,452 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 11,998 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,748 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,187 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,342 |
| WHT AC | 463 |
| WHT FALL BU | 200 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,732 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,187 |
| CATTLE KS | 310 |
| CHEESE LB | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 629 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,748 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 261 |
| DUCKS | 80 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 872 |
| GEESE | 110 |
| GRA BU | 312 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,702 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 392 |
| HOUSES | 168 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 159 |
| MD TOT | 318 |
| MILK COWS | 637 |
| NAME CD | Beauharnois |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 149 |
| OC TOT | 164 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 495 |
| OTHERS | 110 |
| SHEEP | 318 |
| SHEEP KS | 220 |
| SILOS | 24 |
| SUP AM | 10,294 |
| SUP FOR | 1,440 |
| SUP JV | 149 |
| SUP PAT | 2,649 |
| SUP SC | 7,496 |
| SUP TOT | 11,734 |
| SWINE | 316 |
| SWINE KS | 347 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 168 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,377 |
| TURKEY | 164 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041003— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-etienne-qc140005-1891/.