Ste. Béatrice, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Béatrice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.219°N, 73.638°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Béatrice had a population of 1,043: 535 male and 508 female residents. Population density was 31.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 927 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 1,043 |
| 1901 | 1,022 |
| 1911 | 1,052 |
| 1921 | 883 |
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. Béatrice 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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 188 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 508 |
| Number of males | 535 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 348 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 508 |
| POP M | 535 |
| POP TOT | 1,043 |
| Total population | 1,043 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 679 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,042 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 174 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 22 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 174 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,731 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,548 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,993 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,707 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,762 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,310 |
| Acres of oats | 2,082 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 161 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 303 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,368 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 416 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,277 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,646 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,199 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 154 |
| BWT BU | 1,368 |
| CRN BU | 416 |
| HAY AC | 3,707 |
| HAY TONS | 1,693 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 122 |
| Number of chickens | 2,948 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 230 |
| Number of milk cows | 572 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 348 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 728 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 491 |
| Number of swine | 349 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 305 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 2,082 |
| OAT BU | 16,277 |
| PEA BU | 1,646 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 9,199 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,080 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,767 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,802 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,693 |
| WHT AC | 161 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,037 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,802 |
| CATTLE KS | 122 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,080 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 679 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,767 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,042 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 121 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,948 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 230 |
| HOUSES | 174 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 174 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 174 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 348 |
| MILK COWS | 572 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 348 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 728 |
| SHEEP KS | 491 |
| SUP AM | 9,762 |
| SUP FOR | 8,548 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 2,731 |
| SUP SC | 6,993 |
| SUP TOT | 18,310 |
| SWINE | 349 |
| SWINE KS | 305 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 180 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 154 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060004— 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. Béatrice, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-b-atrice-qc159004-1891/.