Ste. Brigitte des Saults, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Brigitte des Saults was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,012. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.032°N, 72.487°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Brigitte des Saults had a population of 1,012: 510 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 34.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 548 |
| 1881 | 784 |
| 1891 | 1,012 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 1,142 |
| 1921 | 1,124 |
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. Brigitte des Saults shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 183 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 510 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 325 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 502 |
| POP M | 510 |
| POP TOT | 1,012 |
| Total population | 1,012 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 659 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 832 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 180 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 151 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 151 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,976 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,378 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,008 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,774 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,026 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,404 |
| Acres of oats | 1,519 |
| Acres of potatoes | 141 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 147 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 68 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,095 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 633 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,732 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,144 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,552 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,163 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 194 |
| BWT BU | 2,095 |
| CRN BU | 633 |
| HAY AC | 1,774 |
| HAY TONS | 1,453 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 118 |
| Number of chickens | 1,843 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 160 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 47 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 201 |
| Number of milk cows | 465 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 161 |
| Number of other cattle | 312 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 619 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of swine | 297 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 263 |
| Number of turkeys | 60 |
| OAT AC | 1,519 |
| OAT BU | 21,732 |
| PEA BU | 1,144 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 13,552 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 9 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,979 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 447 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,876 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| WHT AC | 147 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,163 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 52 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,876 |
| CATTLE KS | 118 |
| CHEESE LB | 9 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 659 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,979 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 447 |
| FRN CA | 832 |
| GEESE | 47 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,843 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 201 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES W | 151 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 163 |
| MD MALE | 162 |
| MD TOT | 325 |
| MILK COWS | 465 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 160 |
| OC TOT | 161 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 312 |
| OTHERS | 180 |
| SHEEP | 619 |
| SHEEP KS | 384 |
| SUP AM | 6,026 |
| SUP FOR | 9,378 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,976 |
| SUP SC | 4,008 |
| SUP TOT | 15,404 |
| SWINE | 297 |
| SWINE KS | 263 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 151 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 194 |
| TURKEY | 60 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078006_1871— 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. Brigitte des Saults, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigitte-des-saults-qc175007-1891/.