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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912932. 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 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-Coeur
- Rimouski
- St. Anaclet
- St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin
- St. Valérien
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 595 total population, 318 males, 277 females, 206 married persons, 106 families, 103 married females, 103 married males, 12 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 377 single persons under 18, 209 single males under 18, 168 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 593 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 85 occupied houses, 84 houses, 84 houses built of wood, 75 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,399 acres of land in farms, 10,785 pounds of homemade butter, 8,666 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,726 bushels of potatoes, 3,733 acres of improved land in farms, 3,461 bushels of oats, 2,172 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,659 bushels of peas, 1,643 bushels of spring wheat, 1,559 acres of farmland under crops, 1,160 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,158 bushels of barley, 665 acres of hay crops, 639 chickens, 527 tons of hay, 516 sheep, 289 acres of oats, 207 bushels of buckwheat, 203 sheep slaughtered or sold, 191 acres of wheat, 187 milk cows, 155 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 146 swine, 131 bushels of turnips, 126 swine slaughtered or sold, 116 other cattle, 108 horses aged over 3 years, 107 acres of barley, 98 occupants of farms, 97 farm occupants who own their land, 57 acres of potatoes, 42 cattle killed or sold, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 oxen, 21 geese, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 acres of turnips, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084005_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912932
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/.