Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 639. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.057°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Brigitte had a population of 639: 342 male and 297 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 655 |
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 639 total population, 342 males, 297 females, 183 married persons, 106 families, 92 married females, 91 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 434 single persons under 18, 239 single males under 18, 195 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 469 French Canadians, 170 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 105 houses, 105 houses built of wood, 105 occupied houses, 97 houses of 1 story, 24 houses of 1 room, 21 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,379 pounds of homemade butter, 14,063 acres of land in farms, 9,535 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,226 bushels of potatoes, 5,754 bushels of oats, 4,528 acres of improved land in farms, 2,832 acres of farmland under crops, 1,678 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,336 acres of hay crops, 1,212 chickens, 1,087 tons of hay, 773 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 750 bushels of turnips, 506 acres of oats, 416 milk cows, 286 swine, 259 sheep, 247 other cattle, 219 bushels of buckwheat, 212 swine slaughtered or sold, 150 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 128 acres of potatoes, 128 horses aged over 3 years, 128 sheep slaughtered or sold, 110 cattle killed or sold, 109 occupants of farms, 106 farm occupants who own their land, 46 bushels of barley, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 bushels of spring wheat, 32 oxen, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 turkeys, 24 bushels of peas, 24 geese, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 ducks, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 12 other fowl, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of beans, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of barley, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of winter wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464192
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
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-qc172004-1891/.