Ste. Angélique, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Angélique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,482. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.640°N, 75.044°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Angélique had a population of 2,482: 1,266 male and 1,216 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,553 |
| 1871 | 1,738 |
| 1881 | 2,217 |
| 1891 | 2,482 |
| 1901 | 928 |
| 1911 | 779 |
| 1921 | 772 |
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 Plaisance, 1901 (27.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Papineauville, VL, 1901 (7.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Angélique, 1901 (60.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Angélique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,482 total population, 1,266 males, 1,216 females, 789 married persons, 420 families, 399 married females, 390 married males, 69 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,624 single persons under 18, 849 single males under 18, 775 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,076 French Canadians, 406 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 382 houses, 382 occupied houses, 370 houses built of wood, 347 houses of 1 story, 156 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 72 houses of 5 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses built of brick, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 111,215 pounds of homemade butter, 41,578 bushels of oats, 37,509 acres of land in farms, 26,230 bushels of potatoes, 20,593 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,916 acres of improved land in farms, 12,345 bushels of peas, 9,393 acres of farmland under crops, 7,320 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,780 chickens, 4,889 bushels of barley, 4,411 bushels of corn, 4,352 bushels of spring wheat, 4,252 acres of hay crops, 4,094 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,817 tons of hay, 3,466 bushels of turnips, 3,064 bushels of buckwheat, 2,647 acres of oats, 1,578 sheep, 982 swine, 952 other cattle, 920 milk cows, 729 swine slaughtered or sold, 672 sheep slaughtered or sold, 612 acres of wheat, 579 horses aged over 3 years, 501 acres of barley, 486 cattle killed or sold, 402 occupants of farms, 344 acres of potatoes, 322 farm occupants who own their land, 242 bushels of beans, 209 turkeys, 203 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 194 horses aged 3 years and under, 159 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 118 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 99 other fowl, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 86 ducks, 80 farm occupants who rent their land, 54 acres of turnips, 42 bushels of rye, 41 geese, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062049— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912898
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. Angélique, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ang-lique-qc176040-1891/.