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 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 density was 41.4 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 776 |
| Number of males | 720 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 244 |
| Number of married persons | 489 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 776 |
| POP M | 720 |
| POP TOT | 1,496 |
| Total population | 1,496 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 493 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 943 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,385 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 111 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 234 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 222 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 163 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 234 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 175 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,119 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,402 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,894 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,673 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,188 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,590 |
| Acres of oats | 1,762 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 333 |
| BAR AC | 169 |
| BAR BU | 1,957 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,957 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,861 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,557 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,252 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,392 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,667 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,817 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 641 |
| BWT BU | 1,861 |
| CRN BU | 2,557 |
| HAY AC | 3,673 |
| HAY TONS | 3,271 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 179 |
| Number of chickens | 3,154 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 185 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 79 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 163 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 379 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,172 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 223 |
| Number of other cattle | 581 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 767 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 490 |
| Number of swine | 536 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 411 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 1,762 |
| OAT BU | 24,252 |
| PEA BU | 1,392 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 14,667 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 216 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,315 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,271 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,271 |
| WHT AC | 333 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,817 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,271 |
| CATTLE KS | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 493 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 943 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 216 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 163 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 291 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,315 |
| FRN CA | 1,385 |
| GEESE | 79 |
| GRA BU | 91 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,154 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 379 |
| HOUSES | 234 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 222 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 245 |
| MD MALE | 244 |
| MD TOT | 489 |
| MILK COWS | 1,172 |
| NAME CD | Shefford |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 185 |
| OC TOT | 223 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 581 |
| OTHERS | 111 |
| SHEEP | 767 |
| SHEEP KS | 490 |
| SUP AM | 12,188 |
| SUP FOR | 3,402 |
| SUP JV | 175 |
| SUP PAT | 5,119 |
| SUP SC | 6,894 |
| SUP TOT | 15,590 |
| SWINE | 536 |
| SWINE KS | 411 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 234 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 641 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
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: 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. 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/.