Ste. Catherine, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Catherine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,103. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.882°N, 71.621°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Catherine had a population of 1,103: 561 male and 542 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,789 |
| 1861 | 1,670 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,202 |
| 1891 | 1,103 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Catherine shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Bourg Louis, Village
- St. Ambroise de la J. Lorette
- St. Augustin
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Gabriel W-O
- St. Raymond-Nonnat
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,103 total population, 561 males, 542 females, 308 married persons, 180 families, 155 married females, 153 married males, 46 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 749 single persons under 18, 386 single males under 18, 363 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 593 French Canadians, 510 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 177 houses, 177 occupied houses, 175 houses built of wood, 168 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,209 pounds of homemade butter, 31,192 acres of land in farms, 27,466 bushels of oats, 26,399 bushels of potatoes, 17,786 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,406 acres of improved land in farms, 9,449 acres of farmland under crops, 4,151 bushels of turnips, 3,923 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,811 acres of hay crops, 2,138 acres of oats, 1,911 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,896 chickens, 1,856 tons of hay, 952 bushels of buckwheat, 666 sheep, 665 milk cows, 403 swine slaughtered or sold, 368 other cattle, 349 swine, 300 sheep slaughtered or sold, 286 acres of potatoes, 209 horses aged over 3 years, 170 turkeys, 166 bushels of peas, 163 occupants of farms, 155 bushels of barley, 149 cattle killed or sold, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 90 other fowl, 71 bushels of spring wheat, 58 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 57 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 56 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 ducks, 39 acres of turnips, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 oxen, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of barley, 17 bushels of corn, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 bushels of beans, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 acres of wheat, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 employees on farms, 3 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141565
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
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. Catherine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-catherine-qc178014-1891/.