Ste. Claire, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,824. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.582°N, 70.863°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Claire had a population of 1,824: 934 male and 890 female residents. Population density was 53.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,464 |
| 1861 | 2,446 |
| 1871 | 2,481 |
| 1881 | 2,132 |
| 1891 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 1,758 |
| 1911 | 1,899 |
| 1921 | 1,945 |
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. Claire 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 | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 321 |
| Number of families | 321 |
| Number of females | 890 |
| Number of males | 934 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 890 |
| POP M | 934 |
| POP TOT | 1,824 |
| Total population | 1,824 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,223 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,793 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 31 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 300 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 299 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 108 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 300 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 85 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 115 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,361 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,775 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,931 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,169 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,407 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,182 |
| Acres of oats | 3,094 |
| Acres of potatoes | 178 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR AC | 85 |
| BAR BU | 742 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 742 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,518 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,836 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 371 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,555 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,282 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 930 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 1,518 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 6,169 |
| HAY TONS | 3,686 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 259 |
| Number of chickens | 1,876 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 280 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 108 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 301 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,316 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 302 |
| Number of other cattle | 511 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 349 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 1,428 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,023 |
| Number of swine | 500 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 804 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 3,094 |
| OAT BU | 30,836 |
| PEA BU | 371 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 14,555 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,390 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,803 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,941 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 69,297 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,686 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,282 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 113 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 86 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| BUTTER LB | 69,297 |
| CATTLE KS | 259 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,390 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 585 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 638 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,223 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,803 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 108 |
| FAMILIES | 321 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,941 |
| FRN CA | 1,793 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,876 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 301 |
| HOUSES | 300 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 108 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 299 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 270 |
| MD MALE | 271 |
| MD TOT | 541 |
| MILK COWS | 1,316 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 280 |
| OC TOT | 302 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 511 |
| OTHERS | 31 |
| SHEEP | 1,428 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,023 |
| SUP AM | 21,407 |
| SUP FOR | 5,775 |
| SUP JV | 115 |
| SUP PAT | 8,361 |
| SUP SC | 12,931 |
| SUP TOT | 27,182 |
| SWINE | 500 |
| SWINE KS | 804 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 300 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 930 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 349 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053004_1851— 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. Claire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-claire-qc152003-1891/.