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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912944. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1891 | 1,315 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,315 total population, 663 females, 652 males, 400 married persons, 212 families, 200 married females, 200 married males, 26 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 889 single persons under 18, 447 single females under 18, 442 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,280 French Canadians, 35 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 occupied houses, 200 houses, 181 houses built of wood, 170 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 3 rooms, 51 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 32 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,190 pounds of homemade butter, 27,556 bushels of oats, 21,886 bushels of potatoes, 9,585 acres of land in farms, 9,044 acres of improved land in farms, 6,584 acres of farmland under crops, 4,701 bushels of buckwheat, 3,894 chickens, 2,655 bushels of barley, 2,643 acres of oats, 2,361 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,232 acres of hay crops, 2,041 bushels of turnips, 1,870 bushels of peas, 1,850 tons of hay, 1,218 bushels of spring wheat, 881 bushels of corn, 857 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 729 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 575 milk cows, 541 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 446 other cattle, 422 swine slaughtered or sold, 421 swine, 345 horses aged over 3 years, 296 sheep, 256 cattle killed or sold, 247 acres of wheat, 230 acres of barley, 200 acres of potatoes, 199 sheep slaughtered or sold, 189 horses aged 3 years and under, 137 occupants of farms, 134 turkeys, 125 geese, 116 farm occupants who own their land, 99 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 85 bushels of beans, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 ducks, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC140003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912944
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/.