Ste. Cécile de Milton, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Cécile de Milton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,496. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q731223. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.484°N, 72.759°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Cécile de Milton had a population of 1,496: 720 male and 776 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,516 |
| 1891 | 1,496 |
| 1901 | 1,142 |
| 1911 | 1,055 |
| 1921 | 895 |
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. Cécile de Milton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,496 total population, 776 females, 720 males, 489 married persons, 291 families, 245 married females, 244 married males, 64 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 943 single persons under 18, 493 single females under 18, 450 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,385 French Canadians, 111 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 234 houses, 234 occupied houses, 222 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 1 story, 75 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 71 houses of 2 stories, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 41 uninhabited houses, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of stone, 5 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,271 pounds of homemade butter, 24,252 bushels of oats, 15,590 acres of land in farms, 14,667 bushels of potatoes, 12,188 acres of improved land in farms, 6,894 acres of farmland under crops, 5,119 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,673 acres of hay crops, 3,402 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,271 tons of hay, 3,154 chickens, 2,817 bushels of spring wheat, 2,557 bushels of corn, 2,315 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,957 bushels of barley, 1,861 bushels of buckwheat, 1,762 acres of oats, 1,392 bushels of peas, 1,172 milk cows, 767 sheep, 641 bushels of turnips, 581 other cattle, 536 swine, 490 sheep slaughtered or sold, 411 swine slaughtered or sold, 379 horses aged over 3 years, 333 acres of wheat, 223 occupants of farms, 216 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 185 farm occupants who own their land, 179 cattle killed or sold, 175 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 169 acres of barley, 163 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 acres of potatoes, 111 bushels of beans, 91 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 79 geese, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 farm occupants who rent their land, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 oxen, 12 turkeys, 10 ducks, 10 other fowl, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q731223
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-C%C3%A9cile-de-Milton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-C%C3%A9cile-de-Milton
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. Cécile de Milton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-de-milton-qc188010-1891/.