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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141738. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,643 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,703 total population, 865 males, 838 females, 539 married persons, 276 families, 270 married males, 269 married females, 35 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,129 single persons under 18, 584 single males under 18, 545 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,694 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 276 occupied houses, 275 houses, 275 houses built of wood, 253 houses of 1 story, 80 houses of 3 rooms, 75 uninhabited houses, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 56 houses of 1 room, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 64,420 pounds of homemade butter, 34,047 acres of land in farms, 22,234 bushels of potatoes, 19,571 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,186 bushels of oats, 14,476 acres of improved land in farms, 12,678 acres of farmland under crops, 8,711 bushels of buckwheat, 4,536 acres of hay crops, 4,303 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,813 bushels of turnips, 2,628 chickens, 2,549 tons of hay, 2,237 acres of oats, 1,754 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,539 bushels of barley, 1,284 bushels of peas, 1,131 sheep, 867 milk cows, 683 swine slaughtered or sold, 670 sheep slaughtered or sold, 443 other cattle, 394 swine, 330 horses aged over 3 years, 275 occupants of farms, 250 farm occupants who own their land, 218 acres of potatoes, 177 cattle killed or sold, 175 bushels of spring wheat, 169 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 156 acres of barley, 104 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 98 oxen, 98 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 86 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 turkeys, 31 acres of wheat, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 bushels of corn, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 17 bushels of beans, 12 bushels of rye, 9 geese, 7 ducks, 4 other fowl, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141738
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
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/.