Ste. Clothilde d'Horton, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Clothilde d'Horton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 72.238°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Clothilde d'Horton had a population of 1,145: 617 male and 528 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,145 |
| 1901 | 1,286 |
| 1911 | 1,398 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ste. Clothilde, 1881 (71.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Clothilde d'Horton shared boundaries with:
- Kingsey
- St. Albert de Warwick
- St. Léonard
- St. Samuel
- St. Valère de Bulstrode
- Ste. Elizabeth de Warwick
- Wendover & Simpson
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 1,145 total population, 617 males, 528 females, 397 married persons, 206 families, 199 married females, 198 married males, 25 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 723 single persons under 18, 409 single males under 18, 314 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,133 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 169 occupied houses, 163 houses, 163 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 13 houses under construction, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,330 acres of land in farms, 17,300 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,430 bushels of oats, 11,764 pounds of homemade butter, 9,245 bushels of potatoes, 6,030 acres of improved land in farms, 4,004 acres of farmland under crops, 2,103 bushels of buckwheat, 1,972 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,782 chickens, 1,581 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,362 acres of hay crops, 1,045 acres of oats, 788 tons of hay, 766 bushels of turnips, 762 bushels of spring wheat, 634 sheep, 587 bushels of peas, 362 bushels of corn, 300 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 294 milk cows, 283 sheep slaughtered or sold, 233 other cattle, 213 occupants of farms, 196 farm occupants who own their land, 190 swine, 177 horses aged over 3 years, 160 swine slaughtered or sold, 140 cattle killed or sold, 118 bushels of barley, 103 acres of wheat, 99 acres of potatoes, 83 oxen, 77 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 bushels of beans, 37 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 turkeys, 18 geese, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 acres of turnips, 9 acres of barley, 3 ducks, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158016— 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. Clothilde d'Horton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-clothilde-d-horton-qc153016-1891/.