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 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 density was 7.6 people per square mile.
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 106 |
| Number of families | 106 |
| Number of females | 297 |
| Number of males | 342 |
| Number of married females | 92 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 183 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 297 |
| POP M | 342 |
| POP TOT | 639 |
| Total population | 639 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 434 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 469 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 170 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 105 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 105 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 97 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 105 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,678 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,535 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,832 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,336 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,528 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,063 |
| Acres of oats | 506 |
| Acres of potatoes | 128 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 46 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,754 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,226 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 750 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 219 |
| HAY AC | 1,336 |
| HAY TONS | 1,087 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 110 |
| Number of chickens | 1,212 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 128 |
| Number of milk cows | 416 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 247 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 259 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 128 |
| Number of swine | 286 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 212 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 506 |
| OAT BU | 5,754 |
| PEA BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 128 |
| POT BU | 9,226 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 773 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,379 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,087 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 34 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,379 |
| CATTLE KS | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 434 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 150 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 773 |
| FRN CA | 469 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,212 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 128 |
| HOUSES | 105 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 97 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 105 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 92 |
| MD MALE | 91 |
| MD TOT | 183 |
| MILK COWS | 416 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 247 |
| OTHERS | 170 |
| SHEEP | 259 |
| SHEEP KS | 128 |
| SUP AM | 4,528 |
| SUP FOR | 9,535 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 1,678 |
| SUP SC | 2,832 |
| SUP TOT | 14,063 |
| SWINE | 286 |
| SWINE KS | 212 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 105 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 750 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
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: 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-qc172004-1891/.