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 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 density was 10.7 people per square mile.
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
- St. Augustin
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Gabriel W-O
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 542 |
| Number of males | 561 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 542 |
| POP M | 561 |
| POP TOT | 1,103 |
| Total population | 1,103 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 749 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 593 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 510 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 177 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 168 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,923 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,786 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,449 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,811 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,406 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,192 |
| Acres of oats | 2,138 |
| Acres of potatoes | 286 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 155 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 952 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,466 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,399 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,151 |
| BWT BU | 952 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 2,811 |
| HAY TONS | 1,856 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 149 |
| Number of chickens | 1,896 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 209 |
| Number of milk cows | 665 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 368 |
| Number of other fowl | 90 |
| Number of oxen | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 666 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 300 |
| Number of swine | 349 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 403 |
| Number of turkeys | 170 |
| OAT AC | 2,138 |
| OAT BU | 27,466 |
| PEA BU | 166 |
| POT AC | 286 |
| POT BU | 26,399 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 57 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,911 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,209 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,856 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 71 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 58 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,209 |
| CATTLE KS | 149 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 749 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 57 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,911 |
| FRN CA | 593 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,896 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 209 |
| HOUSES | 177 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 665 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER FOWL | 90 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 368 |
| OTHERS | 510 |
| SHEEP | 666 |
| SHEEP KS | 300 |
| SUP AM | 13,406 |
| SUP FOR | 17,786 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 3,923 |
| SUP SC | 9,449 |
| SUP TOT | 31,192 |
| SWINE | 349 |
| SWINE KS | 403 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 177 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 4,151 |
| TURKEY | 170 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 34 |
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: 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. Catherine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-catherine-qc178014-1891/.