Ste. Blandine, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Blandine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 595. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.343°N, 68.441°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Blandine had a population of 595: 318 male and 277 female residents. Population density was 9.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 500 |
| 1891 | 595 |
| 1901 | 844 |
| 1911 | 1,255 |
| 1921 | 1,364 |
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 contained Ste. Blandine, 1881 (91.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Blandine shared boundaries with:
- Neigette
- NO DATA
- Notre Dame du Sacré Cœur
- Rimouski
- St. Anaclet
- St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin
- St. Valérien
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 106 |
| Number of families | 106 |
| Number of females | 277 |
| Number of males | 318 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 206 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 277 |
| POP M | 318 |
| POP TOT | 595 |
| Total population | 595 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 168 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 377 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 593 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 84 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 84 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 85 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,172 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,666 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,559 |
| Acres of hay crops | 665 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,733 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,399 |
| Acres of oats | 289 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR AC | 107 |
| BAR BU | 1,158 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,158 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,461 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,659 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,726 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,643 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 131 |
| BWT BU | 207 |
| HAY AC | 665 |
| HAY TONS | 527 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 42 |
| Number of chickens | 639 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 187 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 98 |
| Number of other cattle | 116 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 516 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 203 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 126 |
| OAT AC | 289 |
| OAT BU | 3,461 |
| PEA BU | 1,659 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 5,726 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 155 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,785 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 527 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,643 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 42 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 168 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 377 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 155 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,160 |
| FRN CA | 593 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 639 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 84 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 84 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 103 |
| MD TOT | 206 |
| MILK COWS | 187 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 98 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 116 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 516 |
| SHEEP KS | 203 |
| SUP AM | 3,733 |
| SUP FOR | 8,666 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 2,172 |
| SUP SC | 1,559 |
| SUP TOT | 12,399 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 126 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 85 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 131 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084005— 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. Blandine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-blandine-qc183015-1891/.