Ste. Adèle, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Adèle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.978°N, 74.167°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Adèle had a population of 1,493: 768 male and 725 female residents. Population density was 28.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,633 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,663 |
| 1891 | 1,493 |
| 1901 | 1,546 |
| 1911 | 1,814 |
| 1921 | 1,223 |
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, Ste. Adèle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 243 |
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 725 |
| Number of males | 768 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 475 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 725 |
| POP M | 768 |
| POP TOT | 1,493 |
| Total population | 1,493 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 461 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 508 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 969 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,492 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 237 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 237 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 233 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,772 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,512 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,902 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,033 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,755 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,267 |
| Acres of oats | 2,266 |
| Acres of potatoes | 230 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 101 |
| BAR AC | 96 |
| BAR BU | 949 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 949 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,278 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,335 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,142 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,820 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 623 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 344 |
| BWT BU | 5,278 |
| CRN BU | 93 |
| HAY AC | 4,033 |
| HAY TONS | 2,875 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 206 |
| Number of chickens | 2,713 |
| Number of ducks | 70 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 224 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 91 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 341 |
| Number of milk cows | 921 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 233 |
| Number of other cattle | 486 |
| Number of other fowl | 38 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 1,435 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 574 |
| Number of swine | 903 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 563 |
| Number of turkeys | 132 |
| OAT AC | 2,266 |
| OAT BU | 17,335 |
| PEA BU | 1,142 |
| POT AC | 230 |
| POT BU | 22,820 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 536 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,717 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 65,215 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,875 |
| WHT AC | 101 |
| WHT SP BU | 623 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 98 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 65,215 |
| CATTLE KS | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 461 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 508 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 969 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 536 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 91 |
| DUCKS | 70 |
| FAMILIES | 243 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,717 |
| FRN CA | 1,492 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,713 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 341 |
| HOUSES | 237 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 237 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 237 |
| MD MALE | 238 |
| MD TOT | 475 |
| MILK COWS | 921 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 224 |
| OC TOT | 233 |
| OTHER FOWL | 38 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 486 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,435 |
| SHEEP KS | 574 |
| SUP AM | 14,755 |
| SUP FOR | 12,512 |
| SUP JV | 81 |
| SUP PAT | 4,772 |
| SUP SC | 9,902 |
| SUP TOT | 27,267 |
| SWINE | 903 |
| SWINE KS | 563 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 237 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 344 |
| TURKEY | 132 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096006— 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). "Ste. Adèle, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ad-le-qc193002-1891/.