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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464195. 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 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:
- St. Alphonse de Rodriguez
- St. Ambroise de Kildare
- St. Côme
- St. Jean de Matha
- Ste. Emélie de l’Energie
- Ste. Mélanie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,043 total population, 535 males, 508 females, 348 married persons, 188 families, 174 married females, 174 married males, 16 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 679 single persons under 18, 355 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,042 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 180 occupied houses, 174 houses, 174 houses built of wood, 174 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 3 rooms, 56 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 1 room, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,802 pounds of homemade butter, 18,310 acres of land in farms, 16,277 bushels of oats, 9,762 acres of improved land in farms, 9,199 bushels of potatoes, 8,548 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,993 acres of farmland under crops, 6,080 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,707 acres of hay crops, 2,948 chickens, 2,767 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,731 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,082 acres of oats, 1,693 tons of hay, 1,646 bushels of peas, 1,368 bushels of buckwheat, 1,037 bushels of spring wheat, 728 sheep, 572 milk cows, 491 sheep slaughtered or sold, 416 bushels of corn, 349 swine, 348 other cattle, 305 swine slaughtered or sold, 303 bushels of barley, 230 horses aged over 3 years, 182 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 161 acres of wheat, 154 bushels of turnips, 122 cattle killed or sold, 121 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 107 acres of potatoes, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 42 oxen, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 bushels of rye, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 acres of barley, 31 turkeys, 21 geese, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 7 ducks, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060004_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464195
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-B%C3%A9atrix
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-B%C3%A9atrix
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/.