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 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 density was 21.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 522 |
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 894 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 704 |
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 162 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 | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 429 |
| Number of males | 476 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 281 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 429 |
| POP M | 476 |
| POP TOT | 905 |
| Total population | 905 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 580 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 644 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 261 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 152 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 152 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,702 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,186 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,620 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,183 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,384 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,570 |
| Acres of oats | 1,349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 128 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 621 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,650 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,154 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 371 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,146 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,045 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,629 |
| BWT BU | 1,650 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 3,183 |
| HAY TONS | 2,151 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 270 |
| Number of chickens | 2,694 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of geese | 66 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 64 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 692 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 596 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 178 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 964 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 515 |
| Number of swine | 616 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 783 |
| Number of turkeys | 685 |
| OAT AC | 1,349 |
| OAT BU | 18,154 |
| PEA BU | 371 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 18,146 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 487 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,077 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 62,923 |
| RYE BU | 145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,151 |
| WHT AC | 128 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,045 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 62,923 |
| CATTLE KS | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 580 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 487 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 64 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,077 |
| FRN CA | 644 |
| GEESE | 66 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,694 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 152 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 152 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 140 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 281 |
| MILK COWS | 692 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 596 |
| OTHERS | 261 |
| SHEEP | 964 |
| SHEEP KS | 515 |
| SUP AM | 10,384 |
| SUP FOR | 12,186 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 4,702 |
| SUP SC | 5,620 |
| SUP TOT | 22,570 |
| SWINE | 616 |
| SWINE KS | 783 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 152 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,629 |
| TURKEY | 685 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 178 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068004— 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. Agathe, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc166002-1891/.