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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912881. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,663 |
| 1891 | 1,493 |
| 1901 | 1,546 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,493 total population, 768 males, 725 females, 475 married persons, 243 families, 238 married males, 237 married females, 49 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 969 single persons under 18, 508 single males under 18, 461 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,492 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 237 houses, 237 houses built of wood, 237 occupied houses, 233 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 3 rooms, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 1 room, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 34 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 65,215 pounds of homemade butter, 27,267 acres of land in farms, 22,820 bushels of potatoes, 17,335 bushels of oats, 14,755 acres of improved land in farms, 12,512 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,902 acres of farmland under crops, 5,278 bushels of buckwheat, 4,772 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,033 acres of hay crops, 3,717 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,875 tons of hay, 2,713 chickens, 2,266 acres of oats, 1,435 sheep, 1,142 bushels of peas, 949 bushels of barley, 921 milk cows, 903 swine, 623 bushels of spring wheat, 574 sheep slaughtered or sold, 563 swine slaughtered or sold, 536 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 486 other cattle, 344 bushels of turnips, 341 horses aged over 3 years, 233 occupants of farms, 230 acres of potatoes, 224 farm occupants who own their land, 206 cattle killed or sold, 132 turkeys, 101 acres of wheat, 98 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 96 acres of barley, 93 bushels of corn, 91 horses aged 3 years and under, 81 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 70 ducks, 62 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 other fowl, 33 geese, 33 oxen, 30 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 bushels of beans, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of rye, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912881
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/.