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 density was 56.4 people per square mile.
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 Ste. Angélique, 1901 (60.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Angélique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 420 |
| Number of families | 420 |
| Number of females | 1,216 |
| Number of males | 1,266 |
| Number of married females | 399 |
| Number of married males | 390 |
| Number of married persons | 789 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 1,216 |
| POP M | 1,266 |
| POP TOT | 2,482 |
| Total population | 2,482 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 775 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 849 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,624 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,076 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 406 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 382 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 370 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 347 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 34 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 156 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 382 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 501 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 203 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,320 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,593 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,393 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,252 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,916 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,509 |
| Acres of oats | 2,647 |
| Acres of potatoes | 344 |
| Acres of turnips | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 612 |
| BAR AC | 501 |
| BAR BU | 4,889 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,889 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,064 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,411 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,578 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,345 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,230 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,352 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,466 |
| BWT BU | 3,064 |
| CRN BU | 4,411 |
| HAY AC | 4,252 |
| HAY TONS | 3,817 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 486 |
| Number of chickens | 6,780 |
| Number of ducks | 86 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 322 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 80 |
| Number of geese | 41 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 194 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 579 |
| Number of milk cows | 920 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 402 |
| Number of other cattle | 952 |
| Number of other fowl | 99 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 159 |
| Number of sheep | 1,578 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 672 |
| Number of swine | 982 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 729 |
| Number of turkeys | 209 |
| OAT AC | 2,647 |
| OAT BU | 41,578 |
| PEA BU | 12,345 |
| POT AC | 344 |
| POT BU | 26,230 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 118 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,094 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 111,215 |
| RYE BU | 42 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,817 |
| WHT AC | 612 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,352 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BEN BU | 242 |
| BUTTER LB | 111,215 |
| CATTLE KS | 486 |
| CHEESE LB | 118 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 775 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 849 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,624 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,094 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 194 |
| DUCKS | 86 |
| FAMILIES | 420 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 2,076 |
| GEESE | 41 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,780 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 579 |
| HOUSES | 382 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 347 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 156 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 34 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 370 |
| INF 11 A | 159 |
| MD FEM | 399 |
| MD MALE | 390 |
| MD TOT | 789 |
| MILK COWS | 920 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 80 |
| OC P | 322 |
| OC TOT | 402 |
| OTHER FOWL | 99 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 952 |
| OTHERS | 406 |
| SHEEP | 1,578 |
| SHEEP KS | 672 |
| SUP AM | 16,916 |
| SUP FOR | 20,593 |
| SUP JV | 203 |
| SUP PAT | 7,320 |
| SUP SC | 9,393 |
| SUP TOT | 37,509 |
| SWINE | 982 |
| SWINE KS | 729 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 382 |
| TUR AC | 54 |
| TUR BU | 3,466 |
| TURKEY | 209 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.