Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Agathe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 905. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 71.415°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Agathe had a population of 905: 476 male and 429 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 522 |
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 894 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Agathe 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 905 total population, 476 males, 429 females, 281 married persons, 156 families, 141 married males, 140 married females, 44 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 580 single persons under 18, 318 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 644 French Canadians, 261 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 152 houses, 152 houses built of wood, 152 occupied houses, 136 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 62,923 pounds of homemade butter, 22,570 acres of land in farms, 18,154 bushels of oats, 18,146 bushels of potatoes, 12,186 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,384 acres of improved land in farms, 5,620 acres of farmland under crops, 4,702 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,183 acres of hay crops, 2,694 chickens, 2,151 tons of hay, 2,077 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,650 bushels of buckwheat, 1,629 bushels of turnips, 1,349 acres of oats, 1,045 bushels of spring wheat, 964 sheep, 783 swine slaughtered or sold, 692 milk cows, 685 turkeys, 621 bushels of barley, 616 swine, 596 other cattle, 515 sheep slaughtered or sold, 487 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 371 bushels of peas, 270 cattle killed or sold, 178 oxen, 161 horses aged over 3 years, 158 farm occupants who own their land, 158 occupants of farms, 145 bushels of rye, 139 acres of potatoes, 128 acres of wheat, 66 geese, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 62 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 acres of barley, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 ducks, 32 bushels of beans, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 bushels of corn, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 other fowl, 8 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912885
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. Agathe, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc166002-1891/.