Ste. Barbe, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Barbe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 582. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.161°N, 74.211°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Barbe had a population of 582: 291 male and 291 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 582 |
| 1901 | 533 |
| 1911 | 527 |
| 1921 | 596 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Anicet, 1881 (22.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Barbe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 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 | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 291 |
| Number of males | 291 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 88 |
| Number of married persons | 177 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 291 |
| POP M | 291 |
| POP TOT | 582 |
| Total population | 582 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 394 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 538 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 44 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 105 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 104 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 37 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 105 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 60 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,483 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 478 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,518 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,061 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,061 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,539 |
| Acres of oats | 1,094 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 89 |
| BAR AC | 74 |
| BAR BU | 837 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 837 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,524 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 509 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,780 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 638 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,063 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 682 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,834 |
| BWT BU | 2,524 |
| CRN BU | 509 |
| HAY AC | 1,061 |
| HAY TONS | 997 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 205 |
| Number of chickens | 1,933 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 73 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 55 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 98 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 182 |
| Number of milk cows | 346 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 97 |
| Number of other cattle | 275 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 135 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 197 |
| Number of swine | 188 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 258 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 1,094 |
| OAT BU | 11,780 |
| PEA BU | 638 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 9,063 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 829 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,944 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 997 |
| WHT AC | 89 |
| WHT SP BU | 682 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,944 |
| CATTLE KS | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 394 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 829 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 98 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 538 |
| GEESE | 55 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,933 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 182 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 104 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 88 |
| MD TOT | 177 |
| MILK COWS | 346 |
| NAME CD | Huntingdon |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 73 |
| OC TOT | 97 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 275 |
| OTHERS | 44 |
| SHEEP | 135 |
| SHEEP KS | 197 |
| SUP AM | 7,061 |
| SUP FOR | 478 |
| SUP JV | 60 |
| SUP PAT | 1,483 |
| SUP SC | 5,518 |
| SUP TOT | 7,539 |
| SWINE | 188 |
| SWINE KS | 258 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 105 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,834 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912924
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. Barbe, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-barbe-qc156011-1891/.