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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464213. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,824 total population, 934 males, 890 females, 541 married persons, 321 families, 271 married males, 270 married females, 60 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,223 single persons under 18, 638 single males under 18, 585 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,793 French Canadians, 31 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 300 houses, 300 occupied houses, 299 houses built of wood, 190 houses of 1 story, 108 houses of 2 stories, 89 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 70 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 69,297 pounds of homemade butter, 30,836 bushels of oats, 27,182 acres of land in farms, 21,407 acres of improved land in farms, 14,555 bushels of potatoes, 12,931 acres of farmland under crops, 8,361 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,169 acres of hay crops, 5,775 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,686 tons of hay, 3,094 acres of oats, 2,941 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,803 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,876 chickens, 1,518 bushels of buckwheat, 1,428 sheep, 1,390 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,316 milk cows, 1,282 bushels of spring wheat, 1,023 sheep slaughtered or sold, 930 bushels of turnips, 804 swine slaughtered or sold, 742 bushels of barley, 511 other cattle, 500 swine, 371 bushels of peas, 349 oxen, 302 occupants of farms, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 280 farm occupants who own their land, 259 cattle killed or sold, 182 acres of wheat, 178 acres of potatoes, 115 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 113 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 108 horses aged 3 years and under, 86 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 85 acres of barley, 80 bushels of rye, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 bushels of beans, 22 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 geese, 9 employees on farms, 5 bushels of corn, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 3 turkeys, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464213
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
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/.