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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 582 total population, 291 females, 291 males, 177 married persons, 105 families, 89 married females, 88 married males, 11 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 394 single persons under 18, 202 single males under 18, 192 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 538 French Canadians, 44 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 105 houses, 105 occupied houses, 104 houses built of wood, 68 houses of 2 stories, 37 houses of 1 story, 28 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,944 pounds of homemade butter, 11,780 bushels of oats, 9,063 bushels of potatoes, 7,539 acres of land in farms, 7,061 acres of improved land in farms, 5,518 acres of farmland under crops, 2,524 bushels of buckwheat, 1,933 chickens, 1,834 bushels of turnips, 1,483 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,094 acres of oats, 1,061 acres of hay crops, 997 tons of hay, 837 bushels of barley, 829 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 682 bushels of spring wheat, 638 bushels of peas, 509 bushels of corn, 478 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 346 milk cows, 275 other cattle, 258 swine slaughtered or sold, 205 cattle killed or sold, 197 sheep slaughtered or sold, 188 swine, 182 horses aged over 3 years, 135 sheep, 98 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 occupants of farms, 89 acres of wheat, 87 acres of potatoes, 74 acres of barley, 73 farm occupants who own their land, 60 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 geese, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 turkeys, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 bushels of beans, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 ducks, 8 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.