Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Agathe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,703. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.059°N, 74.312°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Agathe had a population of 1,703: 865 male and 838 female residents. Population density was 25.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,448 |
| 1881 | 1,643 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,679 |
| 1911 | 1,707 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Agathe, VL, 1901 (8.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Agathe 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 | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 276 |
| Number of families | 276 |
| Number of females | 838 |
| Number of males | 865 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 539 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 838 |
| POP M | 865 |
| POP TOT | 1,703 |
| Total population | 1,703 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 584 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,129 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,694 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 275 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 275 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 56 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 253 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 276 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 75 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,754 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,571 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,678 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,536 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,476 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,047 |
| Acres of oats | 2,237 |
| Acres of potatoes | 218 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 31 |
| BAR AC | 156 |
| BAR BU | 1,539 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,539 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,711 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,186 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,284 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,234 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,813 |
| BWT BU | 8,711 |
| CRN BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 4,536 |
| HAY TONS | 2,549 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 177 |
| Number of chickens | 2,628 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 250 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 330 |
| Number of milk cows | 867 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 275 |
| Number of other cattle | 443 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,131 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 670 |
| Number of swine | 394 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 683 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 2,237 |
| OAT BU | 16,186 |
| PEA BU | 1,284 |
| POT AC | 218 |
| POT BU | 22,234 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,303 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,420 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,549 |
| WHT AC | 31 |
| WHT SP BU | 175 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 98 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 104 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,420 |
| CATTLE KS | 177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 584 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,129 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,303 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 276 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 1,694 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 169 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,628 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 330 |
| HOUSES | 275 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 253 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 75 |
| HOUSES W | 275 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 269 |
| MD MALE | 270 |
| MD TOT | 539 |
| MILK COWS | 867 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 250 |
| OC TOT | 275 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 443 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 1,131 |
| SHEEP KS | 670 |
| SUP AM | 14,476 |
| SUP FOR | 19,571 |
| SUP JV | 44 |
| SUP PAT | 1,754 |
| SUP SC | 15.75 |
| SUP TOT | 34,047 |
| SWINE | 394 |
| SWINE KS | 683 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 276 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,813 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202003— 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-qc193003-1891/.