Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Brigitte 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. Brigitte had a population of 2,083: 1,098 male and 985 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,839 |
| 1871 | 2,128 |
| 1881 | 2,077 |
| 1891 | 2,083 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,083 total population, 1,098 males, 985 females, 751 married persons, 415 families, 376 married females, 375 married males, 49 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,283 single persons under 18, 699 single males under 18, 584 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,944 French Canadians, 139 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 386 houses, 386 occupied houses, 376 houses of 1 story, 366 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 87 houses of 4 rooms, 81 houses of 3 rooms, 69 uninhabited houses, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses built of brick, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,963 pounds of homemade butter, 31,673 bushels of oats, 24,353 acres of land in farms, 22,922 acres of improved land in farms, 17,388 bushels of potatoes, 17,241 acres of farmland under crops, 9,505 bushels of peas, 8,747 acres of hay crops, 6,082 tons of hay, 5,622 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,072 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,047 chickens, 3,828 bushels of barley, 3,325 bushels of spring wheat, 3,308 bushels of turnips, 2,437 acres of oats, 1,952 bushels of corn, 1,943 bushels of buckwheat, 1,431 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,413 sheep, 988 sheep slaughtered or sold, 937 milk cows, 641 other cattle, 594 swine, 588 horses aged over 3 years, 572 swine slaughtered or sold, 410 geese, 358 acres of wheat, 341 cattle killed or sold, 296 acres of barley, 292 occupants of farms, 268 farm occupants who own their land, 224 bushels of beans, 223 turkeys, 216 acres of potatoes, 188 horses aged 3 years and under, 154 other fowl, 153 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 128 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 61 oxen, 59 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 ducks, 32 bushels of rye, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC157005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC191014— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigitte-qc157005-1891/.