Ste. Agnès, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Agnès was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.679°N, 70.364°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Agnès had a population of 1,790: 897 male and 893 female residents. Population density was 20.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,278 |
| 1861 | 1,324 |
| 1871 | 1,615 |
| 1881 | 1,778 |
| 1891 | 1,790 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,412 |
| 1921 | 1,372 |
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. Agnès 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 | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 269 |
| Number of families | 269 |
| Number of females | 893 |
| Number of males | 897 |
| Number of married females | 291 |
| Number of married males | 290 |
| Number of married persons | 581 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 893 |
| POP M | 897 |
| POP TOT | 1,790 |
| Total population | 1,790 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 586 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,149 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,789 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 261 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 261 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 59 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 257 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,282 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,216 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,508 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,869 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,814 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,030 |
| Acres of oats | 1,383 |
| Acres of potatoes | 207 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,019 |
| BAR AC | 89 |
| BAR BU | 1,170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,170 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,869 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,739 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,107 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,648 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,969 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,023 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 496 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 4,869 |
| HAY AC | 2,869 |
| HAY TONS | 2,223 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 309 |
| Number of chickens | 2,092 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 254 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 285 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 119 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 371 |
| Number of milk cows | 638 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 261 |
| Number of other cattle | 791 |
| Number of oxen | 207 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 2,052 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,389 |
| Number of swine | 409 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 573 |
| Number of turkeys | 102 |
| OAT AC | 1,383 |
| OAT BU | 14,739 |
| PEA BU | 3,107 |
| POT AC | 207 |
| POT BU | 24,648 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,343 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,143 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,673 |
| RYE BU | 9,969 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,223 |
| WHT AC | 1,019 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,023 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 115 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 70 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,673 |
| CATTLE KS | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 586 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,149 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,343 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 119 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,143 |
| FRN CA | 1,789 |
| GEESE | 285 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,092 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 371 |
| HOUSES | 261 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 257 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 261 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 291 |
| MD MALE | 290 |
| MD TOT | 581 |
| MILK COWS | 638 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 254 |
| OC TOT | 261 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 791 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 2,052 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,389 |
| SUP AM | 20,814 |
| SUP FOR | 21,216 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 11,282 |
| SUP SC | 9,508 |
| SUP TOT | 42,030 |
| SWINE | 409 |
| SWINE KS | 573 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 261 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 496 |
| TURKEY | 102 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 207 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048006— 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. Agnès, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agn-s-qc147007-1891/.