Ste. Cécile, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Cécile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.243°N, 74.120°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Cécile had a population of 1,315: 652 male and 663 female residents. Population density was 65.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,220 |
| 1871 | 2,965 |
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1891 | 1,315 |
| 1901 | 1,370 |
| 1911 | 1,574 |
| 1921 | 618 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 212 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 663 |
| Number of males | 652 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 400 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 663 |
| POP M | 652 |
| POP TOT | 1,315 |
| Total population | 1,315 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 447 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 889 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,280 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 35 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 181 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 170 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 230 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,361 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 541 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,584 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,232 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,044 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,585 |
| Acres of oats | 2,643 |
| Acres of potatoes | 200 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 247 |
| BAR AC | 230 |
| BAR BU | 2,655 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,655 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,701 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 881 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,556 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,870 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,886 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,218 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,041 |
| BWT BU | 4,701 |
| CRN BU | 881 |
| HAY AC | 2,232 |
| HAY TONS | 1,850 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 256 |
| Number of chickens | 3,894 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 125 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 189 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 345 |
| Number of milk cows | 575 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 137 |
| Number of other cattle | 446 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 296 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 199 |
| Number of swine | 421 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 422 |
| Number of turkeys | 134 |
| OAT AC | 2,643 |
| OAT BU | 27,556 |
| PEA BU | 1,870 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 21,886 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 857 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 729 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,190 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,850 |
| WHT AC | 247 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,218 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,190 |
| CATTLE KS | 256 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 447 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 442 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 889 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 857 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 189 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 729 |
| FRN CA | 1,280 |
| GEESE | 125 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,894 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 345 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 181 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 200 |
| MD MALE | 200 |
| MD TOT | 400 |
| MILK COWS | 575 |
| NAME CD | Beauharnois |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 137 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 446 |
| OTHERS | 35 |
| SHEEP | 296 |
| SHEEP KS | 199 |
| SUP AM | 9,044 |
| SUP FOR | 541 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 2,361 |
| SUP SC | 6,584 |
| SUP TOT | 9,585 |
| SWINE | 421 |
| SWINE KS | 422 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,041 |
| TURKEY | 134 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041001— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-qc140003-1891/.