Ste. Cécile du Bic, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Cécile du Bic was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,990. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.361°N, 68.714°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Cécile du Bic had a population of 1,990: 1,016 male and 974 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,888 |
| 1881 | 2,772 |
| 1891 | 1,990 |
| 1901 | 2,047 |
| 1911 | 2,037 |
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 du Bic shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,990 total population, 1,016 males, 974 females, 604 married persons, 322 families, 303 married males, 301 married females, 41 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,345 single persons under 18, 697 single males under 18, 648 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,986 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 264 houses, 264 houses built of wood, 264 occupied houses, 170 houses of 1 story, 85 houses of 2 stories, 75 houses of 3 rooms, 75 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 39 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 57,646 pounds of homemade butter, 40,698 bushels of potatoes, 22,006 acres of land in farms, 14,867 acres of improved land in farms, 12,561 bushels of oats, 10,146 acres of farmland under crops, 7,139 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,934 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,730 bushels of spring wheat, 4,695 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,361 acres of hay crops, 1,958 tons of hay, 1,896 chickens, 1,607 bushels of peas, 1,529 sheep, 1,377 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,323 acres of oats, 1,188 bushels of barley, 946 milk cows, 674 acres of wheat, 664 swine slaughtered or sold, 556 swine, 442 cattle killed or sold, 395 other cattle, 316 horses aged over 3 years, 289 bushels of rye, 248 acres of potatoes, 228 occupants of farms, 224 farm occupants who own their land, 130 bushels of turnips, 122 acres of barley, 80 horses aged 3 years and under, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 geese, 30 oxen, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912949
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 du Bic, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-du-bic-qc183016-1891/.