Ste. Brigide, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Brigide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.313°N, 73.052°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Brigide had a population of 2,083: 1,098 male and 985 female residents. Population density was 52.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,355 |
| 1861 | 1,839 |
| 1871 | 2,128 |
| 1881 | 2,077 |
| 1891 | 2,083 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
| 1911 | 1,589 |
| 1921 | 1,290 |
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. Brigide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 415 |
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 985 |
| Number of males | 1,098 |
| Number of married females | 376 |
| Number of married males | 375 |
| Number of married persons | 751 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 985 |
| POP M | 1,098 |
| POP TOT | 2,083 |
| Total population | 2,083 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 584 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 699 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,283 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,944 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 139 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 386 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 366 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 376 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 386 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 296 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,622 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,431 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,241 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,747 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,922 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,353 |
| Acres of oats | 2,437 |
| Acres of potatoes | 216 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 358 |
| BAR AC | 296 |
| BAR BU | 3,828 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,828 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,943 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,952 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,673 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,505 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,388 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,325 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,308 |
| BWT BU | 1,943 |
| CRN BU | 1,952 |
| HAY AC | 8,747 |
| HAY TONS | 6,082 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 341 |
| Number of chickens | 5,047 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 268 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 410 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 188 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 588 |
| Number of milk cows | 937 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 292 |
| Number of other cattle | 641 |
| Number of other fowl | 154 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 1,413 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 988 |
| Number of swine | 594 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 572 |
| Number of turkeys | 223 |
| OAT AC | 2,437 |
| OAT BU | 31,673 |
| PEA BU | 9,505 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 17,388 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,072 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,963 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,082 |
| WHT AC | 358 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,325 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 128 |
| BEN BU | 224 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,963 |
| CATTLE KS | 341 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 584 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 699 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,283 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,072 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 188 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 415 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1,944 |
| GEESE | 410 |
| GRA BU | 153 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,047 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 588 |
| HOUSES | 386 |
| HOUSES B | 20 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 87 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 376 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 81 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 69 |
| HOUSES W | 366 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 376 |
| MD MALE | 375 |
| MD TOT | 751 |
| MILK COWS | 937 |
| NAME CD | Iberville |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 268 |
| OC TOT | 292 |
| OTHER FOWL | 154 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 641 |
| OTHERS | 139 |
| SHEEP | 1,413 |
| SHEEP KS | 988 |
| SUP AM | 22,922 |
| SUP FOR | 1,431 |
| SUP JV | 59 |
| SUP PAT | 5,622 |
| SUP SC | 17,241 |
| SUP TOT | 24,353 |
| SWINE | 594 |
| SWINE KS | 572 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 386 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,308 |
| TURKEY | 223 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059004_1851— 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. Brigide, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigide-qc157005-1891/.