Ste. Angèle de Merrici, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Angèle de Merrici was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,231. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.515°N, 68.071°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Angèle de Merrici had a population of 1,231: 640 male and 591 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,231 |
| 1901 | 1,361 |
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. Angèle de Merrici shared boundaries with:
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- St. Donat
- St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin
- St. Joseph de Lepage
- St. Moïse
- St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,231 total population, 640 males, 591 females, 355 married persons, 193 families, 178 married males, 177 married females, 24 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 852 single persons under 18, 448 single males under 18, 404 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,231 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 169 houses, 169 occupied houses, 167 houses built of wood, 137 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,695 pounds of homemade butter, 24,225 acres of land in farms, 20,332 bushels of oats, 15,483 bushels of potatoes, 14,536 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,689 acres of improved land in farms, 5,212 bushels of spring wheat, 5,073 acres of farmland under crops, 4,615 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,581 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,453 acres of hay crops, 2,225 bushels of barley, 1,992 tons of hay, 1,564 bushels of peas, 1,451 acres of oats, 1,383 chickens, 1,175 sheep, 653 milk cows, 492 sheep slaughtered or sold, 475 swine, 466 acres of wheat, 381 other cattle, 311 swine slaughtered or sold, 274 horses aged over 3 years, 196 cattle killed or sold, 175 bushels of turnips, 166 acres of barley, 161 occupants of farms, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 127 acres of potatoes, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 geese, 26 other fowl, 25 bushels of rye, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 ducks, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 oxen, 2 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464147
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Ang%C3%A8le-de-M%C3%A9rici
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Ang%C3%A8le-de-M%C3%A9rici
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. Angèle de Merrici, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ang-le-de-merrici-qc183013-1891/.